CMS Price Transparency Data
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Hospital for Special Surgery
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$3,234
about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,105–$6,482
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,234 Hospital's list price $12,000
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 | $597 - $14,759 | 18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $70 - $12,543 | 2% |
| Aetnamajor | $3,489 - $12,511 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $4,030 - $12,245 | 121% |
| Fidelis Care | $448 - $537 | 13% |
| GEHA | $12,177 | 364% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $14,759 | 442% |
| Molina | $8,237 | 246% |
| + 13 smaller / regional plans | $370 - $16,814 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Hospital for Special Surgery
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other NY hospitals
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $515
- The University of Vermont Health Network-Alice Hy · Malone $536
- Saratoga Hospital · Saratoga Springs $545
- Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $562
- Glens Falls Hospital · Glens Falls $564
- Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $575
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $602
- St James Hospital · Hornell $603
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.