CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Nassau University Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$3,231

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,606–$5,059

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,006

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,225 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,231 This hospital $2,006 Cash price $1,516 Hospital's list price $2,165

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $515 Priciest $2,006

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,231 (about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Nassau University Medical Center charges insurers about $2,006, or about $1,516 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East Meadow, NY.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$3,840	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$550 - $3,840	16%
Aetnamajor	$614 - $3,840	18%
Humanamajor	$659 - $3,840	20%
EmblemHealth	$1,133 - $3,648	34%
Fidelis Care	$647 - $4,108	19%
Molina	$550	16%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$647 - $3,840

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 1,516), 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 Nassau 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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