CMS Price Transparency Data
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair
Facility: Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$312
about 0.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $186–$1,008
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $312 Cash price $1,449 Hospital's list price $1,768
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 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 | $69 - $866 | 2% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $56 - $873 | 2% |
| Aetnamajor | $66 - $1,067 | 2% |
| Cignamajor | $69 - $673 | 2% |
| Humanamajor | $69 - $1,925 | 2% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $56 - $833 | 2% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| Clover Health | $246 - $368 | 7% |
| Dean Health Plan | $115 - $1,079 | 3% |
| GEHA | $92 - $866 | 3% |
| Health Net | $69 - $1,067 | 2% |
| HealthPartners | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| Meridian | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| Moda Health | $65 - $974 | 2% |
| Molina | $69 - $733 | 2% |
| PacificSource | $89 - $976 | 3% |
| Paramount | $69 - $1,079 | 2% |
| Presbyterian | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| SelectHealth | $65 - $988 | 2% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| WellMed | $246 - $368 | 7% |
| WellSense | $69 - $650 | 2% |
| + 351 smaller / regional plans | $56 - $1,079 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Saint Alphonsus Medical Center Ontario
Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other OR hospitals
- Adventist Health Tillamook · Tillamook $591
- Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $794
- 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
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.