Knee arthroscopy cost in Atlanta, GA without insurance
In the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $11,309.00 across 11 hospitals. The lowest, $1,617.46, is at Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica (Villa Rica). The US median is $5,622.74.
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 Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Atlanta, GA 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 | 11 | $1,617.46 | $11,309.00 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 11 | $2,637.20 | $8,718.00 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 11 | $3,684.80 | $11,309.00 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 11 | $2,523.20 | $11,309.00 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 11 | $2,562.00 | $8,718.00 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in Atlanta, GA. 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 Atlanta, GA
- Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica, Villa Rica$1,617.46
- Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton, Carrollton$2,581.40
- Southern Regional Medical Center, Southwest Riverdale$3,265.00
- DeKalb Medical at Decatur, Decatur$11,309.00
- Emory Decatur Hospital, Decatur$11,309.00
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.