CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Santiam Hospital & Clinics

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,204

about 1.0× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,815–$4,189

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,204 Cash price $2,626 Hospital's list price $2,626

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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	$2,206 - $3,674	66%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,215 - $3,674	66%
Aetnamajor	$2,038	61%
Cignamajor	$2,214	66%
Humanamajor	$3,674	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$840 - $3,784	25%
Devoted Health	$3,895	117%
Health Net	$2,495 - $3,784	75%
Moda Health	$2,232	67%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$840 - $3,858

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 2,626), 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 Santiam Hospital & Clinics 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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