CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,799

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,419–$4,574

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,799 Cash price $1,202 Hospital's list price $1,939

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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

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna UnitedHealthcareHumanaKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$82 - $11,152	2%
Aetnamajor	$4,287	128%
Cignamajor	$1,189 - $1,914	36%
CDPHP	$4,287	128%
MVP Health Care	$1,189 - $1,914	36%
WellCare	$4,373	131%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$4,287

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

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 1,202), 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 Adirondack Medical Center - Saranac Lake 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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