CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$591

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $559–$2,112

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$565

About the fair price

about $26 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $591 This hospital $565 Cash price $961 Hospital's list price $1,131

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

One of the lower prices — 5 of 8 other MO hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $452 Priciest $1,796

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $591 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph charges insurers about $565, or about $961 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Joseph, MO.

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	$494 - $3,270	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$500 - $3,270	15%
Aetnamajor	$494 - $3,270	15%
Cignamajor	$995	30%
Ambetter (Centene)	$949 - $6,212	28%
Amerigroup	$488	15%
GEHA	$918	27%
HealthLink	$971	29%
Molina	$488	15%
SelectHealth	$971	29%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$488 - $971

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 2 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 961), 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 Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph 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 Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other MO hospitals

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