CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Cheshire Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,372

about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,742–$2,662

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,235

About the fair price

about $137 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,372 This hospital $2,235 Cash price $2,018 Hospital's list price $7,310

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 NH hospitals compared.

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 $2,372 (about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Cheshire Medical Center charges insurers about $2,235, or about $2,018 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Keene, 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	$390 - $5,548	12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$390 - $11,003	12%
Aetnamajor	$386 - $5,000	12%
Cignamajor	$390 - $6,627	12%
Ambetter (Centene)	$390 - $3,014	12%
AmeriHealth	$459 - $895	14%
Harvard Pilgrim	$1,557 - $6,372	47%
MVP Health Care	$390 - $6,627	12%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,562 - $4,666	47%
WellCare	$390 - $3,390	12%
WellSense	$390 - $3,628	12%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$390 - $7,310

Excludes 2 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 2,018), 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 Cheshire Medical Center 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 Cheshire Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NH hospitals

Weeks Medical Center · Lancaster $610
New London Hospital · New London $641
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital · Lebanon $1,775
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.