CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Multicare Auburn Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$5,419

about 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $4,239–$7,390

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$4,517

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $902 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $5,419 This hospital $4,517

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 WA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $520 Priciest $4,517

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

A fair price for a Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair is about $5,419 (about 1.6× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Multicare Auburn Medical Center charges insurers about $4,517 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Auburn, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$1,675 - $3,681	50%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,675 - $14,862	50%
Aetnamajor	$3,645 - $15,137	109%
Cignamajor	$14,980	448%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$12,287	368%
Ambetter (Centene)	$7,078	212%
Molina	$1,551 - $6,547	46%
WellCare	$3,716	111%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$1,675 - $8,212

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 Multicare Auburn 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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