Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Merit Health River Region
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,190 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Merit Health River Region charges insurers about $3,124, or about $7,770 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Vicksburg, MS.
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
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 | $2,473 - $8,003 | 74% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $1,756 | 53% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,154 - $17,267 | 94% |
| Cignamajor | $17,829 - $30,218 | 533% |
| Humanamajor | $6,583 | 197% |
| CareSource | $2,522 | 75% |
| Devoted Health | $3,124 | 93% |
| HealthPartners | $32,376 | 969% |
| Molina | $2,670 - $4,703 | 80% |
| WellCare | $3,174 | 95% |
| + 19 smaller / regional plans | $1,688 - $32,376 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health River Region
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other MS hospitals
- Highland Hills Medical Center · Senatobia $535
- North Sunflower Medical Center Cah · Ruleville $541
- Monroe Regional Hospital · Aberdeen $899
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $1,014
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $1,825
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $2,917
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $2,919
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $2,919
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.