Knee arthroscopy cost in Williston, ND without insurance
In the Williston, ND area, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $3,564.15 across 2 hospitals. The lowest, $890.30, is at Mercy Medical Center (Williston). The US median is $4,187.00.
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 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Williston, ND 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 | 2 | $890.30 | $3,564.15 | $4,187.00 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 1 | $5,972.00 | $5,972.00 | $4,005.03 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 1 | $6,238.00 | $6,238.00 | $3,839.54 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 1 | $1,989.00 | $1,989.00 | $3,635.45 |
Outpatient cash prices in Williston, ND. 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 Williston, ND
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.