CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Mercy Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$2,688

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $908–$4,107

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$733

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,955 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,688 This hospital $733 Cash price $1,965 Hospital's list price $3,023

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 OH hospitals compared.

Cheapest $497 Priciest $1,290

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 $2,688 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mercy Medical Center charges insurers about $733, or about $1,965 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Canton, 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	$454 - $2,998	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$516 - $2,998	15%
Aetnamajor	$516 - $3,023	15%
Cignamajor	$516 - $3,088	15%
Humanamajor	$516 - $2,998	15%
AmeriHealth	$499 - $1,629	15%
CareSource	$468 - $1,525	14%
Molina	$499 - $1,555	15%
Oscar Health	$807	24%
UniCare	$542 - $3,148	16%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$335 - $4,898

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 Mercy 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 Mercy Medical Center

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