CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: O U Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$4,196

about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,549–$6,842

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,131

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,065 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $4,196 This hospital $3,131 Cash price $3,014 Hospital's list price $30,135

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How this hospital compares to other OK hospitals

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

Cheapest $473 Priciest $3,131

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $4,196 (about 1.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). O U Medical Center charges insurers about $3,131, or about $3,014 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oklahoma City, OK.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$3,194 - $10,137	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,131 - $3,225	94%
Aetnamajor	$448 - $1,793	13%
Humanamajor	$3,131	94%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$3,131 - $3,319

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 3,014), 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 O U 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 O U Medical Center

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