CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: University of Michigan Health System

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$710

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $494–$2,455

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$492

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $218 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $710 This hospital $492 Cash price $1,360 Hospital's list price $3,399

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $492 Priciest $780

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $710 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). University of Michigan Health System charges insurers about $492, or about $1,360 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ann Arbor, MI.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$354 - $2,481	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$354 - $974	11%
Aetnamajor	$354 - $2,243	11%
Humanamajor	$482 - $567	14%
Ambetter (Centene)	$354	11%
AmeriHealth	$386 - $454	12%
Health Net	$2,379	71%
Meridian	$482 - $567	14%
Molina	$354 - $579	11%
Paramount	$482 - $2,821	14%
Priority Health	$354 - $3,399	11%
+ 20 smaller / regional plans	$354 - $2,889

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 1,360), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 29881.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm University of Michigan Health System is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 29881.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at University of Michigan Health System

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