CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: St Mary's Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,210

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,775–$4,929

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,997

About the fair price

about $213 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,210 This hospital $3,997 Cash price $3,261 Hospital's list price $4,657

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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 $3,997

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 $4,210 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). St Mary's Medical Center charges insurers about $3,997, or about $3,261 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Blue Springs, 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	$3,261 - $4,657	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,403 - $4,657	42%
Aetnamajor	$3,261 - $4,081	98%
Cignamajor	$3,261	98%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$3,261 - $4,657

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

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 3,261), 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 St Mary's Medical Center 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 St Mary's Medical Center

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