Knee arthroscopy cost in Albuquerque, NM without insurance
In the Albuquerque, NM area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $11,173.02 across 2 hospitals. The lowest, $2,277.28, is at University of New Mexico Hospital (Albuquerque). The US median is $5,723.83.
Knee arthroscopy uses a small camera and tools through tiny cuts to trim or repair a torn meniscus, rebuild a torn ACL or smooth damaged cartilage. It is almost always same-day surgery. The price depends on what is done inside the knee, and ACL reconstruction costs much more than a simple meniscus trim.
Collected Oct 1, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Albuquerque, NM by type
29881 is arthroscopy with a meniscus trim and is used in the state table; 29880 trims both menisci; 29888 is ACL reconstruction; 29882 is a meniscus repair; and 29877 is cartilage smoothing.
| Procedure | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee arthroscopy Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim · code 29881 | 2 | $2,277.28 | $11,173.02 | $5,723.83 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 2 | $3,294.72 | $20,540.94 | $5,706.11 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 1 | $4,105.05 | $4,105.05 | $10,517.21 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 1 | $2,052.53 | $2,052.53 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 1 | $3,294.72 | $3,294.72 | $4,870.60 |
Outpatient cash prices in Albuquerque, NM. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest cash price for the code; prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Pick a procedure to compare every hospital in the area.
Lowest Knee arthroscopy prices in Albuquerque, NM
- University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque$2,277.28
- Los Alamos Medical Center, Los Alamos$20,068.76
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Paying cash: what to do
- Ask for a bundled self-pay price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia, facility and follow-up visits; hospital file prices usually cover only the facility.
- Ask whether the price includes the brace, crutches and physical therapy after surgery.
- Ambulatory surgery centers usually charge much less than hospital outpatient departments for the same arthroscopy.