CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,127

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,650–$4,252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,825

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $302 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,127 This hospital $1,825 Cash price $1,168 Hospital's list price $1,825

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $535 Priciest $2,979

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 $2,127 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County charges insurers about $1,825, or about $1,168 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Starkville, 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

✓ 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	$1,825	55%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,756	53%
Aetnamajor	$1,004	30%
Cignamajor	$1,825	55%
Humanamajor	$1,278 - $1,825	38%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,825	55%
HealthLink	$1,278	38%
Molina	$1,825	55%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$1,278 - $2,680

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

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 1,168), 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County

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
Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $2,917
Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $2,919
Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $2,919
Ochsner Medical Center-Hancock · Bay Saint Louis $2,979

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