CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Raritan Bay Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,300

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,680–$5,553

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,255

About the fair price

about $45 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,300 This hospital $4,255 Cash price $3,594 Hospital's list price $7,673

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $1,120 Priciest $4,255

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $4,300 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Raritan Bay Medical Center charges insurers about $4,255, or about $3,594 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Perth Amboy, NJ.

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	$1,189 - $13,893	36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,594	108%
Aetnamajor	$1,021 - $8,419	31%
Cignamajor	$4,196 - $6,138	126%
Amerigroup	$3,846	115%
AmeriHealth	$5,096 - $5,694	152%
Clover Health	$1,381	41%
WellCare	$3,594	108%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$710 - $15,984

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 3,594), 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 Raritan Bay 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.

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Other Procedures at Raritan Bay Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NJ hospitals

St Joseph's University Medical Center Inc · Paterson $1,120
Newton Medical Center · Newton $3,545
Capital Health Regional Medical Center · Trenton $3,546
Centrastate Medical Center · Freehold $3,591
Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $3,594
Trinitas Regional Medical Center · Elizabeth $3,617
Carewell Health Medical Center · East Orange $3,640
Inspira Medical Center Vineland · Vineland $3,681

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