CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Central Valley Medical Center - Cah

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$1,465

about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $684–$4,322

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$786

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $679 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $1,465 This hospital $786 Cash price $857 Hospital's list price $857

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How this hospital compares to other UT hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other UT hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $654 Priciest $3,300

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $1,465 (about 0.4× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Central Valley Medical Center - Cah charges insurers about $786, or about $857 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Nephi, UT.

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	$857	26%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$789	24%
Aetnamajor	$857	26%
Cignamajor	$857	26%
Humanamajor	$527 - $857	16%
SelectHealth	$846 - $857	25%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$590 - $857

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 857), 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 Central Valley Medical Center - Cah 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 Central Valley Medical Center - Cah

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