Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $849 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $794, or about $840 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $501 - $1,082 | 15% |
| Aetnamajor | $952 - $967 | 28% |
| Cignamajor | $839 | 25% |
| Humanamajor | $516 | 15% |
| Amerigroup | $1,749 | 52% |
| Devoted Health | $541 | 16% |
| Health Net | $511 - $749 | 15% |
| Moda Health | $516 - $1,078 | 15% |
| Molina | $501 - $909 | 15% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $501 - $1,749 |
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Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $591
- Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital · Lincoln City $804
- Samaritan Pacific Community Hospital · Newport $804
- Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital · Lebanon $804
- Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center · Corvallis $805
- Samaritan Albany General Hospital · Albany $805
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District · Reedsport $916
- Harney District Hospital · Burns $962
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.