CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: East Liverpool City Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,514

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,023–$3,542

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,542

About the fair price

about $28 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,514 This hospital $3,542 Cash price $3,080 Hospital's list price $4,573

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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 $3,542

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 $3,514 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). East Liverpool City Hospital charges insurers about $3,542, or about $3,080 in cash — about the fair price. Located in East Liverpool, OH.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$3,019 - $4,573	90%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,080 - $4,573	92%
AmeriHealth	$4,573	137%
Devoted Health	$3,234	97%
Medical Mutual	$3,080	92%
Molina	$3,080 - $4,573	92%
Paramount	$4,573	137%
UniCare	$3,296	99%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$2,460 - $4,573

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (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 3,080), 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 East Liverpool City 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 East Liverpool City Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other OH hospitals

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