CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: New London Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$625

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $544–$1,717

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$641

About the fair price

about $16 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $625 This hospital $641 Cash price $1,157 Hospital's list price $2,531

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How this hospital compares to other NH hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 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 $625 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). New London Hospital charges insurers about $641, or about $1,157 in cash — about the fair price. Located in New London, 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	$745 - $1,979	22%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$559 - $11,139	17%
Aetnamajor	$879 - $2,392	26%
Cignamajor	$747 - $1,713	22%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,114	33%
AmeriHealth	$526 - $1,290	16%
Harvard Pilgrim	$641 - $1,805	19%
Tufts Health Plan	$1,750 - $1,822	52%
WellCare	$1,114	33%
WellSense	$521 - $1,114	16%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$374 - $1,739

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 1,157), 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 New London 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 New London Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NH hospitals

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