Knee arthroscopy cost in Cincinnati, OH without insurance
In the Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $15,499.11 across 6 hospitals. The lowest, $13,066.01, is at Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital (Mason). The US median is $5,687.97.
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 4, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Cincinnati, OH 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 | 6 | $13,066.01 | $15,499.11 | $5,687.97 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 6 | $12,807.68 | $15,932.53 | $5,653.56 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 6 | $30,916.41 | $40,248.67 | $10,267.80 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 6 | $23,729.68 | $26,348.55 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 3 | $12,460.75 | $15,053.40 | $4,821.28 |
Outpatient cash prices in Cincinnati, OH. 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 Cincinnati, OH
- Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital, Mason$13,066.01
- Mercy Health West Hospital, Cincinnati$13,710.50
- Mercy Health Clermont Hospital, Batavia$15,036.30
- Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital, Fairfield$15,961.92
- Mercy Health Anderson Hospital, Cincinnati$16,244.17
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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.