CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mountain View Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,349

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,349–$4,839

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,347

About the fair price

about $2 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,349 This hospital $3,347 Cash price $13,692 Hospital's list price $50,713

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other NM hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $1,604 Priciest $6,389

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,349 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mountain View Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,347, or about $13,692 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Las Cruces, 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	$2,696 - $26,066	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,445 - $38,035	73%
Aetnamajor	$3,347 - $40,570	100%
Cignamajor	$23,881	714%
Humanamajor	$3,347	100%
Amerigroup	$3,347	100%
Devoted Health	$3,347	100%
Molina	$2,568 - $6,025	77%
Presbyterian	$2,445 - $40,570	73%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$3,347 - $4,049

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 7 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 13,692), 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 Mountain View 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 Mountain View 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
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $3,408
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $3,424
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.