CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Akron Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$841

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $783–$1,963

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$775

About the fair price

about $66 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $841 This hospital $775 Cash price $620 Hospital's list price $1,034

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other OH hospitals charge less.

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 $841 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Akron Children's Hospital charges insurers about $775, or about $620 in cash — about the fair price. 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	$481 - $2,617	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$477 - $2,544	14%
Aetnamajor	$468 - $2,544	14%
Cignamajor	$688 - $1,312	21%
Humanamajor	$481 - $2,568	14%
AmeriHealth	$490 - $2,617	15%
CareSource	$477 - $2,496	14%
Molina	$477 - $2,544	14%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$477 - $2,544

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 620), 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 Children's 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 Akron Children's Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other OH hospitals

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