Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Anderson Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $5,342 compared to the $4,180 fair price benchmark.
2-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.28× fair market pricing.
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 $4,180 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Anderson Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $5,342 — above the fair price. Located in Meridian, 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 $4,180. 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.
3 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 | $2,968 - $4,452 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3,057 - $6,186 | 91% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,116 | 93% |
| Molina | $2,997 - $5,639 | 90% |
| WellCare | $3,116 | 93% |
| + 26 smaller / regional plans | $2,938 - $7,419 |
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 Anderson Regional 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 $964
- S E Lackey Memorial Hospital · Forest $1,014
- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County · Starkville $1,825
- Merit Health Wesley · Hattiesburg $2,917
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $2,919
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $2,977
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Anderson Regional Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $4,654
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $4,654).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Anderson Regional Medical Center's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $4,180 Fair BaseRate ($3,343 Medicare)
Your bill ($12,821) is $8,641 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($4,180) and 3.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.