CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Cannon Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$756

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $606–$1,928

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$671

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $85 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $756 This hospital $671 Cash price $363 Hospital's list price $727

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $671 Priciest $3,165

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $756 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Cannon Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $671, or about $363 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Pickens, SC.

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	$501 - $859	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$501 - $994	15%
Aetnamajor	$501 - $801	15%
Cignamajor	$516 - $912	15%
Humanamajor	$379 - $1,611	11%
Ambetter (Centene)	$716	21%
Bright Health	$519 - $671	16%
Devoted Health	$501 - $511	15%
GEHA	$859	26%
Molina	$516 - $726	15%
SelectHealth	$379 - $416	11%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$369 - $952

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 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 (about 363), 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 Cannon Memorial 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 Cannon Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other SC hospitals

Anmed Health · Anderson $671
Conway Medical Center · Conway $763
Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $1,586
Piedmont Medical Center · Rock Hill $2,918
MUSC Medical Center · Charleston $3,104
Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center · Hilton Head Island $3,165
East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $3,165
Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $3,165

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