CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Lincoln Surgical Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,120

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,565–$4,721

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,343

About the fair price

about $223 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,120 This hospital $3,343 Cash price $6,885 Hospital's list price $6,885

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How this hospital compares to other NE hospitals

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

Cheapest $485 Priciest $3,343

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NE hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,120 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Lincoln Surgical Hospital charges insurers about $3,343, or about $6,885 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lincoln, NE.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,713 - $5,432	51%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,343 - $4,739	100%
Aetnamajor	$3,343 - $4,241	100%
Humanamajor	$3,343	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$6,489	194%
Medica	$3,343	100%
Molina	$1,713	51%
WellCare	$3,343	100%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,713

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 (about 6,885), 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 Lincoln Surgical 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.

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Other Procedures at Lincoln Surgical Hospital

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