CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Akron General Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,044

about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,361–$3,903

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,388

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $656 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,044 This hospital $1,388 Cash price $1,965 Hospital's list price $3,023

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

Highest price of the 9 OH hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $497 Priciest $1,388

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $2,044 (about 0.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Akron General Medical Center charges insurers about $1,388, or about $1,965 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Akron, OH.

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	$431 - $2,998	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$516 - $7,966	15%
Aetnamajor	$516 - $3,023	15%
Cignamajor	$734 - $3,088	22%
Humanamajor	$516 - $2,998	15%
AmeriHealth	$499 - $1,670	15%
CareSource	$477 - $1,518	14%
Molina	$499 - $1,594	15%
Oscar Health	$807	24%
UniCare	$542	16%
UPMC Health Plan	$2,799	84%
+ 12 smaller / regional plans	$335 - $3,497

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 1,965), 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 Akron General 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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Other Procedures at Akron General Medical Center

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