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Kittitas Valley Community Hospital

EllensburgKittitas CountyCritical Access Hospitals

Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)

Quality: not rated by CMSEarliest available date: call (509) 962-9841

What you may pay

With insurance from an employer or private plan
$2,950Only one plan lists a price here:
  • FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS $2,950 Lower than typical
Typical at 34 hospitals we cover: $8,608 to $10,283 (each hospital’s middle plan price, hospital’s fee). Don’t see your plan? Ask your insurer for its rate here.
Paying yourself (cash price)
$2,950 Lower than typicalTypical hospital’s fee at 5 hospitals we cover: $1,781 to $4,200.Hospital’s fee $1,454 + clinic doctor’s fee $1,496, both billed by the hospital.

These are prices the hospital published, not a quote. With insurance you usually pay part of the rate (your deductible and coinsurance); the estimator on the procedure page works it out. A higher price does not mean better care.

Doctors usually bill separately. At most hospitals these are the hospital’s own charges. The surgeon, radiologist, anesthesiologist or pathologist usually sends a separate bill: ask each of them for an estimate too.

Source: Kittitas Valley Community Hospital’s own price file, dated 2026-10-07. CareNavIQ last refreshed prices on 2026-11-09.

Next step: ask the hospital for a Good Faith Estimate for this procedure (phone number above).

25 published prices, grouped by who each price applies to.

Cash price 3 prices

The hospital's discounted price for patients paying without insurance.

PricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07
$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07
$1,496Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07

List price (before discounts) 3 prices

The hospital's full chargemaster price. Few patients pay this amount.

PricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
$1,710Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07
$1,710Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07
$1,760Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscope—Outpatient2026-10-07

Commercial insurance 3 prices

Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANSFIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANSFIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
FIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANSFIRST CHOICE-ALL PLANS$1,496Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07

Medicare Advantage 3 prices

Rate for a private Medicare Advantage plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
AETNA MCR ADVAETNA MCR ADV$345Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
AETNA MCR ADVAETNA MCR ADV$616Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
AETNA MCR ADVAETNA MCR ADV$520Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07

Unknown 13 prices

The source file doesn't say which population this rate applies to.

PayerPlanPricePart of the billHospital’s descriptionHow it’s setSettingSource date
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANSAETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS$1,625Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANSAETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS$1,625Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
AETNA-ALL OTHER PLANSAETNA-ALL OTHER PLANS$683Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
CHPW-ALL PLANSCHPW-ALL PLANS$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
CHPW-ALL PLANSCHPW-ALL PLANS$1,454Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
CHPW-ALL PLANSCHPW-ALL PLANS$832Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
CIGNA-ALL PLANSCIGNA-ALL PLANS$780Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANSPREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS$1,440Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANSPREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS$1,440Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
PREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANSPREMERA FIRST-ALL PLANS$786Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
REGENCE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANSREGENCE BLUE SHIELD-ALL PLANS$878Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07
UHC-ALL PLANSUHC-ALL PLANS$1,625Hospital’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopepercent of total billed chargesOutpatient2026-10-07
UHC-ALL PLANSUHC-ALL PLANS$865Clinic doctor’s feeRemoval of knee cartilage using an endoscopefee scheduleOutpatient2026-10-07

Doctors here who do this procedure

No doctor affiliated with Kittitas Valley Community Hospital billed Traditional Medicare for this often enough for CMS to publish it (11 or more patients a year). That doesn’t mean no one here does it. See all doctors and practices for this procedure.

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