CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Arbor Health Morton Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$611

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $502–$2,783

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$520

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $91 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $611 This hospital $520 Cash price $761 Hospital's list price $1,227

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $520 Priciest $885

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 $611 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Arbor Health Morton Hospital charges insurers about $520, or about $761 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Morton, WA.

What each insurance company pays

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

6 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	$322 - $982	10%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$520 - $1,104	16%
Aetnamajor	$520 - $701	16%
Cignamajor	$1,141	34%
Humanamajor	$520	16%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$322 - $749	10%
Amerigroup	$322 - $520	10%
Health Net	$520	16%
Molina	$322 - $736	10%
WellCare	$546	16%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$322 - $741

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 761), 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 Arbor Health Morton Hospital 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 Arbor Health Morton Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other WA hospitals

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