Knee arthroscopy cost in Colorado without insurance
In Colorado, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $6,596.40 across 4 hospitals, from $767.20 to $18,065.74. The lowest is at Family Health West Hospital (Fruita). 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 Colorado 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 | Range | Median | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knee arthroscopy Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim · code 29881 | 4 | $767.20–$18,065.74 | $6,596.40 | $4,371.73 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 3 | $795.90–$17,220.74 | $8,008.80 | $4,187.00 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 3 | $1,362.20–$18,793.00 | $12,792.80 | $8,412.89 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 3 | $969.50–$8,688.80 | $6,380.00 | $3,971.17 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 3 | $877.80–$14,163.96 | $6,812.80 | $3,821.05 |
Outpatient cash prices in Colorado. 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 state.
Lowest Knee arthroscopy prices in Colorado
- Family Health West Hospital, Fruita$767.20
- Animas Surgical Hospital, Durango$6,380.00
- Melissa Memorial Hospital, Holyoke$6,812.80
- Lincoln Health, Hugo$18,065.74
Knee arthroscopy cost in other states
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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.