CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Cleveland Clinic

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,339

about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,157–$2,936

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,683

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $656 under the fair price · 0.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,339 This hospital $1,683 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 $1,683

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 $2,339 (about 0.7× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Cleveland Clinic charges insurers about $1,683, or about $1,965 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Cleveland, 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 - $7,778	13%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$516 - $7,011	15%
Aetnamajor	$516 - $3,023	15%
Cignamajor	$532 - $6,358	16%
Humanamajor	$516 - $3,008	15%
AmeriHealth	$499	15%
CareSource	$477 - $1,912	14%
Devoted Health	$516 - $3,008	15%
Molina	$499 - $2,008	15%
Oscar Health	$807	24%
Paramount	$468 - $1,969	14%
UniCare	$542 - $3,158	16%
UPMC Health Plan	$516 - $3,008	15%
+ 17 smaller / regional plans	$335 - $10,260

Excludes 4 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 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 Cleveland Clinic 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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