CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Titusville Area Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$844

about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $475–$2,515

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$624

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $220 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $844 This hospital $624 Cash price $863 Hospital's list price $1,438

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other PA hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $606 Priciest $785

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 $844 (about 0.3× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Titusville Area Hospital charges insurers about $624, or about $863 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Titusville, 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	$489 - $784	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$489 - $650	15%
Aetnamajor	$488 - $489	15%
Cignamajor	$489 - $717	15%
Humanamajor	$489	15%
UPMC Health Plan	$598 - $762	18%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$489

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 863), 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 Titusville Area 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 Titusville Area Hospital

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