CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$858

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $619–$3,791

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$637

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $221 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $858 This hospital $637 Cash price $4,800 Hospital's list price $6,327

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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 $637

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 $858 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $637, or about $4,800 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dansville, 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	$286 - $8,030	9%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$256 - $7,124	8%
Aetnamajor	$445 - $4,084	13%
Cignamajor	$642 - $9,713	19%
Humanamajor	$4,084	122%
CDPHP	$1,332	40%
Fidelis Care	$706	21%
Independent Health	$634 - $786	19%
MVP Health Care	$465 - $9,406	14%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$6,568 - $8,708

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 4,800), 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 Nicholas H Noyes Memorial 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 Nicholas H Noyes Memorial Hospital

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