CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Wyckoff Heights Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,502

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,730–$5,033

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,502 Cash price $3,000 Hospital's list price $3,000

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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.

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	$2,096 - $4,064	63%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,064	122%
Aetnamajor	$335 - $4,064	10%
Cignamajor	$2,105 - $3,389	63%
Humanamajor	$4,268	128%
Amerigroup	$4,064	122%
Fidelis Care	$4,064	122%
Oscar Health	$3,723	111%
WellCare	$4,158 - $4,552	124%
+ 14 smaller / regional plans	$3,373 - $4,674

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 3,000), 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 Wyckoff Heights 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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