CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Olympic Medical Center

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$2,711

about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $1,243–$3,235

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$2,255

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $456 under the fair price · 0.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $2,711 This hospital $2,255 Cash price $4,409 Hospital's list price $5,512

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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 $2,255

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 $2,711 (about 0.8× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Olympic Medical Center charges insurers about $2,255, or about $4,409 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Port Angeles, WA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$1,168 - $9,855	35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$653 - $9,855	20%
Aetnamajor	$1,168 - $9,855	35%
Cignamajor	$1,138 - $9,599	34%
Ambetter (Centene)	$1,051 - $9,362	31%
Molina	$3,238 - $4,163	97%
WellCare	$2,255	67%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$934 - $9,855

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 4,409), 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 Olympic 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 Olympic Medical Center

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