CMS Price Transparency Data

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair

Facility: Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 29881 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$594

about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate · typically $474–$1,915

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$514

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $80 under the fair price · 0.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,343 Fair price $594 This hospital $514 Cash price $6,093 Hospital's list price $6,093

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How this hospital compares to other WY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 3 of 4 other WY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $504 Priciest $1,509

Black dot = this hospital, among the 5 WY 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 $594 (about 0.2× the $3,343 Medicare rate). Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $514, or about $6,093 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Thermopolis, WY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

UnitedHealthcareBlue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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
No insurance-company prices are published for this procedure.
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$514

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 6,093), 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 Hot Springs County Memorial 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 Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital

Compare: Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair at other WY hospitals

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