CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Henry Ford Health Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$551

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $312–$1,597

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$567

About the fair price

about $16 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $551 This hospital $567 Hospital's list price $1,780

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

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 $551 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Henry Ford Health Hospital charges insurers about $567 — about the fair price. Located in Detroit, MI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$567 - $8,009	17%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$332 - $10,941	10%
Aetnamajor	$304 - $4,698	9%
Cignamajor	$796	24%
Humanamajor	$453 - $3,243	14%
AmeriHealth	$354 - $3,115	11%
CareSource	$354 - $3,179	11%
Meridian	$304 - $4,292	9%
Molina	$369 - $4,292	11%
Priority Health	$304 - $4,523	9%
WellCare	$567 - $3,211	17%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$304 - $7,312

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Henry Ford Health Hospital 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 Henry Ford Health Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other MI hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.