Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
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 $4,361 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mississippi Baptist Medical Center charges insurers about $5,302 — above the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $4,361. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $2,434 - $6,513 | 73% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,034 - $6,186 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,093 | 93% |
| Cignamajor | $3,093 | 93% |
| Humanamajor | $3,093 | 93% |
| Devoted Health | $3,004 | 90% |
| Health Net | $5,891 | 176% |
| Molina | $3,004 - $5,449 | 90% |
| WellCare | $3,093 | 93% |
| + 47 smaller / regional plans | $2,946 - $8,734 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
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.