CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,016

about 1.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $3,233–$7,909

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$3,192

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,824 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $5,016 This hospital $3,192 Cash price $12,680 Hospital's list price $21,133

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 VA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $3,192 Priciest $3,352

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 VA 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 $5,016 (about 1.5× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Bon Secours Southside Medical Center charges insurers about $3,192, or about $12,680 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Petersburg, VA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$3,192	95%
Aetnamajor	$3,192	95%
Humanamajor	$3,256	97%

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 12,680), 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 Bon Secours Southside 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 Bon Secours Southside Medical Center

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other VA hospitals

Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center · Portsmouth $3,192
Mary Immaculate Hospital · Newport News $3,192
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center · Suffolk $3,192
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center · Mechanicsville $3,283
Virginia Hospital Center · Arlington $3,300
Mary Washington Hospital · Fredericksburg $3,301
Stafford Hospital, LLC · Stafford $3,301
Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $3,352

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