Knee arthroscopy cost in New Orleans, LA without insurance
In the New Orleans-Metairie, LA area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $7,317.57 across 4 hospitals. The lowest, $2,777.64, is at St Charles Parish Hospital (Luling). The US median is $5,713.14.
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 2, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in New Orleans, LA 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 | $2,777.64 | $7,317.57 | $5,713.14 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 3 | $3,378.35 | $8,219.07 | $5,706.11 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 4 | $8,685.09 | $17,277.40 | $10,460.17 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 3 | $8,826.89 | $10,427.49 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 3 | $4,585.77 | $14,808.00 | $4,853.40 |
Outpatient cash prices in New Orleans, LA. 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 New Orleans, LA
- St Charles Parish Hospital, Luling$2,777.64
- St Bernard Parish Hospital, Chalmette$6,663.05
- Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans$7,972.09
- Omega Hospital, Metairie$22,351.37
Knee arthroscopy cost in other areas nearby
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.