CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Faith Community Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,671

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,465–$3,516

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$1,500

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,171 under the fair price · 0.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,671 This hospital $1,500 Cash price $13,076 Hospital's list price $18,680

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $433 Priciest $1,500

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $2,671 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Faith Community Hospital charges insurers about $1,500, or about $13,076 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Jacksboro, TX.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaKaiser 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	$2,927	88%
Humanamajor	$526	16%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$1,500

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 13,076), 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 Faith Community 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 Faith Community Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other TX hospitals

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