CMS Price Transparency Data
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: St Peter's Hospital
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$1,729
about 0.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $727–$3,673
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,729 Cash price $1,220 Hospital's list price $1,220
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $195 - $15,063 | 6% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $195 - $9,398 | 6% |
| Aetnamajor | $66 - $10,500 | 2% |
| Cignamajor | $195 - $9,024 | 6% |
| Humanamajor | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| AmeriHealth | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| AvMed | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Bright Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| CareSource | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Clover Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Dean Health Plan | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Fidelis Care | $195 - $7,352 | 6% |
| Friday Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| GEHA | $195 - $10,500 | 6% |
| Geisinger | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $195 - $15,063 | 6% |
| Health Net | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| HealthLink | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| HealthPartners | $195 - $9,024 | 6% |
| Independent Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| MagnaCare | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Medica | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Medical Mutual | $195 - $10,500 | 6% |
| Meridian | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Moda Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Molina | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| MVP Health Care | $195 - $7,877 | 6% |
| Oscar Health | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| PacificSource | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Paramount | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Presbyterian | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Priority Health | $195 - $9,024 | 6% |
| Providence Health Plan | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Security Health Plan | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| SelectHealth | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Sentara | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $195 - $9,024 | 6% |
| UCare | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| UniCare | $195 - $9,398 | 6% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| WellCare | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| WellMed | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| WellSense | $195 - $2,440 | 6% |
| + 1049 smaller / regional plans | $195 - $10,500 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 42 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at St Peter's Hospital
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NY hospitals
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $515
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $536
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $545
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $562
- Glens Falls Hospital · Glens Falls $564
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $575
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $602
- St James Hospital · Hornell $603
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.