CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Temple University Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,731

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,724–$4,631

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,714

About the fair price

about $17 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,731 This hospital $3,714

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $606 Priciest $3,714

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,731 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Temple University Hospital charges insurers about $3,714 — about the fair price. Located in Philadelphia, PA.

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	$3,439 - $6,368	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$3,439 - $10,958	103%
Aetnamajor	$3,542 - $5,100	106%
Cignamajor	$3,611 - $4,537	108%
Humanamajor	$3,439	103%
AmeriHealth	$761	23%
Clover Health	$3,645	109%
Geisinger	$3,783 - $7,340	113%
HealthPartners	$1,670 - $3,508	50%
Oscar Health	$5,159	154%
UPMC Health Plan	$1,848 - $3,680	55%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$1,213 - $5,675

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Temple University 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 Temple University Hospital

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