CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,864

about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,296–$5,954

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,424

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $440 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,864 This hospital $3,424

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NM hospitals compared.

Cheapest $1,604 Priciest $6,389

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,864 (about 1.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,424 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Santa Fe, NM.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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	$2,017 - $3,424	60%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,017 - $12,665	60%
Aetnamajor	$3,424	102%
Cignamajor	$3,527	106%
Humanamajor	$3,424	102%
Ambetter (Centene)	$6,848	205%
Amerigroup	$3,938	118%
Devoted Health	$3,595	108%
Molina	$2,218 - $3,595	66%
Presbyterian	$2,017 - $11,534	60%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$3,424

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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, 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 Christus St Vincent Regional 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 Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NM hospitals

Gila Regional Medical Center · Silver City $1,604
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $3,347
Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $3,347
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $3,408
UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $3,546
Carlsbad Medical Center · Carlsbad $3,960
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $5,669
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $6,389

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