CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,343

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,747–$4,682

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,644

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $699 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,343 This hospital $3,644 Cash price $3,559 Hospital's list price $12,969

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How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

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

Cheapest $606 Priciest $3,644

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 $4,343 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $3,644, or about $3,559 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Reno, NV.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$2,432 - $3,666	73%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,059 - $6,862	32%
Aetnamajor	$3,463 - $3,559	104%
HealthPartners	$6,613	198%
Molina	$526 - $3,559	16%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$900 - $8,079

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

Excludes 2 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 3,559), 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 Saint Mary's 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 Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NV hospitals

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