CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Memorial Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$661

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $548–$2,004

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$674

About the fair price

about $13 over the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $661 This hospital $674 Cash price $699 Hospital's list price $998

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 TX hospitals compared.

Cheapest $433 Priciest $944

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $661 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Memorial Medical Center charges insurers about $674, or about $699 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Port Lavaca, TX.

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	$499 - $6,490	15%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$393 - $2,474	12%
Aetnamajor	$624 - $6,490	19%
Cignamajor	$870 - $6,084	26%
Humanamajor	$419 - $6,490	13%
Ambetter (Centene)	$168 - $2,726	5%
Amerigroup	$499 - $3,894	15%
Health Net	$870 - $6,490	26%
Healthcare Highways	$341 - $6,490	10%
Molina	$524 - $3,894	16%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$445 - $6,895

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 9 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 699), 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 Memorial Medical Center 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 Memorial Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other TX hospitals

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