Knee arthroscopy cost in Tucson, AZ without insurance
In the Tucson, AZ area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $8,524.62 across 4 hospitals. The lowest, $7,195.23, is at Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita (Sahuarita) and 1 other hospital. 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 Tucson, AZ 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 | $7,195.23 | $8,524.62 | $4,371.73 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 4 | $7,183.04 | $9,078.20 | $4,187.00 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 5 | $1,381.80 | $18,830.98 | $8,412.89 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 5 | $641.76 | $6,154.50 | $3,971.17 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 4 | $6,950.80 | $7,959.86 | $3,821.05 |
Outpatient cash prices in Tucson, AZ. 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 Tucson, AZ
- Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita, Sahuarita$7,195.23
- Northwest Sahurita Hospital, Tucson$7,195.23
- Oro Valley Hospital, Tucson$9,854.00
- Northwest Hospital, Tucson$10,321.37
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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.