CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$3,741

about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $2,687–$3,830

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,828

About the fair price

about $87 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $3,741 This hospital $3,828 Cash price $5,896 Hospital's list price $9,827

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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 $3,828

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 $3,741 (about 1.1× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati charges insurers about $3,828, or about $5,896 in cash — about the fair price. Located in College Station, 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	$3,508 - $4,845	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$66 - $4,927	2%
Aetnamajor	$10,031	300%
Cignamajor	$4,668 - $6,038	140%
Humanamajor	$3,050 - $7,006	91%
Baylor Scott & White	$2,898 - $5,033	87%
Health Net	$5,405	162%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$3,203 - $7,371

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

Excludes 8 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 5,896), 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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati 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 Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati

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