CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Southern Ocean Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,221

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,701–$5,568

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,865

About the fair price

about $356 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,221 This hospital $3,865 Cash price $3,546 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 $3,865

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 $4,221 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Southern Ocean Medical Center charges insurers about $3,865, or about $3,546 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Manahawkin, 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 - $14,007	36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,546	106%
Aetnamajor	$1,420 - $9,383	42%
Cignamajor	$4,412 - $6,138	132%
AmeriHealth	$6,663 - $7,547	199%
Clover Health	$1,381	41%
WellCare	$3,546	106%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,144 - $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 3,546), 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 Southern Ocean 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 Southern Ocean 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.