CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mercy Hospital Southeast

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,121

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,712–$3,769

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,106

About the fair price

about $15 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,121 This hospital $3,106 Cash price $23,119 Hospital's list price $35,567

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $452 Priciest $3,106

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,121 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Southeast charges insurers about $3,106, or about $23,119 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cape Girardeau, MO.

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	$3,106 - $20,923	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$490 - $17,992	15%
Aetnamajor	$3,047	91%
Cignamajor	$14,290	427%
Humanamajor	$3,047	91%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,106	93%
HealthLink	$5,125 - $6,855	153%
+ 22 smaller / regional plans	$490 - $6,855

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

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 (about 23,119), 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 Mercy Hospital Southeast 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 Mercy Hospital Southeast

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