CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: F F Thompson Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$846

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $592–$3,672

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$602

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $244 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $846 This hospital $602 Cash price $5,280 Hospital's list price $6,064

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NY hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $515 Priciest $615

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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 $846 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). F F Thompson Hospital charges insurers about $602, or about $5,280 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Canandaigua, NY.

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	$359 - $4,084	11%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$256 - $11,318	8%
Aetnamajor	$436 - $4,084	13%
Cignamajor	$642 - $9,549	19%
Humanamajor	$4,084	122%
CDPHP	$1,332	40%
Fidelis Care	$602 - $706	18%
Independent Health	$671 - $789	20%
MVP Health Care	$465 - $8,953	14%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$4,084

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 5,280), 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 F F Thompson Hospital 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 F F Thompson Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NY hospitals

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