CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: University Health System, Inc

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,115

about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,031–$3,156

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,963

About the fair price

about $152 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,115 This hospital $2,963

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

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

Cheapest $492 Priciest $2,963

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $3,115 (about 0.9× the $3,343 Medicare rate). University Health System, Inc charges insurers about $2,963 — about the fair price. Located in Knoxville, TN.

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	$953 - $4,752	29%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,784 - $3,191	53%
Aetnamajor	$1,103 - $3,081	33%
Cignamajor	$1,203 - $2,963	36%
Humanamajor	$2,963	89%
Devoted Health	$3,081	92%
WellCare	$3,111	93%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$3,140

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, 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 University Health System, Inc 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 University Health System, Inc

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other TN hospitals

Metro Nashville General Hospital · Nashville $492
Erlanger Medical Center · Chattanooga $922
St Jude Childrens Research Hospital · Memphis $1,908
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $1,941
Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital · Sparta $1,941
Stones River Hospital · Woodbury $1,974
Saint Thomas Hickman Hospital · Centerville $1,974
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital · Nashville $1,986

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