CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,848

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $756–$2,363

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,775

About the fair price

about $73 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,848 This hospital $1,775 Cash price $3,884 Hospital's list price $12,692

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NH hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $610 Priciest $5,384

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $1,848 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $1,775, or about $3,884 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lebanon, NH.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$374 - $9,747	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$374 - $14,128	11%
Aetnamajor	$386 - $11,042	12%
Cignamajor	$386 - $9,398	12%
Ambetter (Centene)	$393 - $7,812	12%
AmeriHealth	$459 - $1,438	14%
Harvard Pilgrim	$401 - $11,360	12%
MVP Health Care	$374 - $8,504	11%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,702 - $7,405	51%
WellCare	$389 - $3,776	12%
WellSense	$386 - $3,812	12%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$370 - $12,057

Excludes 3 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 3,884), 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 Mary Hitchcock Memorial 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.

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Other Procedures at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NH hospitals

Weeks Medical Center · Lancaster $610
New London Hospital · New London $641
Cheshire Medical Center · Keene $2,235
Northeast Rehabilitation Hospital Network · Salem $2,803
Frisbie Memorial Hospital · Rochester $3,851
Elliot Hospital · Manchester $4,201
Catholic Medical Center · Manchester $4,936
Parkland Medical Center · Derry $5,384

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