CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: University Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$859

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $847–$1,521

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$797

About the fair price

about $62 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $859 This hospital $797 Cash price $1,066 Hospital's list price $3,439

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How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

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

Cheapest $606 Priciest $2,516

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $859 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). University Medical Center charges insurers about $797, or about $1,066 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Las Vegas, NV.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$531 - $3,586	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$531 - $4,142	16%
Aetnamajor	$474 - $6,275	14%
Cignamajor	$1,181 - $7,128	35%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$1,181 - $7,128	35%
Ambetter (Centene)	$516 - $5,558	15%
GEHA	$590 - $797	18%
Health Net	$595 - $10,668	18%
HealthPartners	$531 - $3,586	16%
Molina	$516 - $5,307	15%
SelectHealth	$531 - $5,307	16%
+ 69 smaller / regional plans	$474 - $7,531

Excludes 3 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 1,066), 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 University 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 University Medical Center

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