CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Ochsner Watkins Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,466

about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,032–$5,113

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,925

Well above the fair price

about $3,459 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,466 This hospital $4,925

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $535 Priciest $4,925

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 $1,466 (about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Ochsner Watkins Hospital charges insurers about $4,925 — well above the fair price. Located in Quitman, 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 $1,466. 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.

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$4,736	142%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$5,029

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Ochsner Watkins Hospital 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Ochsner Watkins Hospital

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.