Knee arthroscopy cost in Lexington, KY without insurance
In the Lexington-Fayette, KY area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $7,477.23 across 4 hospitals. The lowest, $5,672.37, is at Bluegrass Community Hospital (Versailles). The US median is $4,371.73.
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 27, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Lexington, KY 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 | 4 | $5,672.37 | $7,477.23 | $4,371.73 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 4 | $5,505.93 | $7,465.48 | $4,187.00 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 3 | $4,287.03 | $5,870.11 | $8,412.89 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 3 | $5,714.71 | $11,616.44 | $3,971.17 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 5 | $733.48 | $7,369.08 | $3,821.05 |
Outpatient cash prices in Lexington, KY. 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 Lexington, KY
- Bluegrass Community Hospital, Versailles$5,672.37
- Bourbon Community Hospital, Paris$7,340.63
- Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester$7,613.83
- Georgetown Community Hospital, Georgetown$9,496.68
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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.