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Knee arthroscopy cost in Colorado without insurance

In Colorado, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $8,279.10 across 8 hospitals, from $1,586.10 to $12,292.96. The lowest is at Gunnison Valley Hospital (Gunnison). The US median is $5,622.24.

Colorado's Hospital Discounted Care law (HB21-1198): for qualifying patients with household income at or below 250% of the federal poverty level, hospitals and the clinicians who work in them may charge no more than the greater of the Medicare rate or the Medicaid base rate, and monthly payments are capped. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital to screen you for discounted care. Other states' laws.

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 Nov 9, 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.

ProcedureHospitalsRangeMedianUS median
Knee arthroscopy Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim · code 29881 8 $1,586.10–$12,292.96 $8,279.10 $5,622.24
Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 7 $1,368.50–$17,220.74 $7,052.99 $5,583.50
ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 9 $2,362.15–$23,733.69 $12,792.80 $9,977.57
Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 8 $2,013.65–$10,915.50 $8,064.20 $6,005.12
Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 8 $1,509.60–$14,163.96 $10,718.50 $4,972.40
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Middle 80% Cash prices of most hospitals: a tenth of hospitals charge less than the first number (P10), a tenth charge more than the second (P90). More
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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

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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.