CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Holland Community Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,609

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,030–$2,881

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$834

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,775 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,609 This hospital $834 Cash price $643 Hospital's list price $1,071

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $492 Priciest $834

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 $2,609 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Holland Community Hospital charges insurers about $834, or about $643 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Holland, 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$501 - $1,645	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$910 - $974	27%
Aetnamajor	$516 - $831	15%
Cignamajor	$834	25%
Meridian	$1,645	49%
Molina	$1,645	49%
Priority Health	$886	27%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$84 - $3,223

Government programs also on file: 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 643), 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 Holland Community 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 Holland Community Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other MI hospitals

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