CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,232

about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $827–$3,045

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$944

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $288 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,232 This hospital $944

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $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 $1,232 (about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas charges insurers about $944 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Dallas, 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

✓ Aetna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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
Aetnamajor	$469 - $1,418	14%
Humanamajor	$469 - $1,418	14%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$469 - $1,418

Government programs also on file: 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, 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 Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other TX hospitals

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