CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Kings County Hospital Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,517

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,678–$3,465

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,097

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $420 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,517 This hospital $2,097 Cash price $3,705 Hospital's list price $6,622

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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 $2,097

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 $2,517 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Kings County Hospital Center charges insurers about $2,097, or about $3,705 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Brooklyn, NY.

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	$434 - $2,744	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$647 - $9,301	19%
Aetnamajor	$257 - $558	8%
Fidelis Care	$647 - $5,452	19%
MagnaCare	$320	10%
Oscar Health	$614 - $809	18%
WellCare	$657 - $699	20%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$319 - $9,882

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 3,705), 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 Kings County Hospital 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 Kings County Hospital Center

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