Knee arthroscopy cost in Columbus, OH without insurance
In the Columbus, OH area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $27,975.80 across 5 hospitals. The lowest, $2,461.50, is at Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus). The US median is $3,172.60.
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 Sep 25, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Columbus, 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 | 5 | $2,461.50 | $27,975.80 | $3,172.60 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 4 | $2,555.10 | $23,509.57 | $2,796.81 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 5 | $4,408.20 | $58,703.16 | $6,474.54 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 5 | $3,130.20 | $37,777.41 | $3,549.59 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 3 | $2,824.20 | $25,963.11 | $3,265.60 |
Outpatient cash prices in Columbus, 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 Columbus, OH
- Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus$2,461.50
- Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital, New Albany$26,244.89
- Mount Carmel Dublin, Dublin$27,975.80
- Mount Carmel Grove City, Grove City$28,560.89
- Mount Carmel St Ann's, Westerville$36,438.31
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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.