Knee arthroscopy cost in Illinois without insurance
In Illinois, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $13,734.88 across 12 hospitals, from $549.19 to $33,292.62. The lowest is at Humboldt Park Health (Chicago). The US median is $3,172.60.
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 23, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Illinois 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 | 12 | $549.19–$33,292.62 | $13,734.88 | $3,172.60 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 14 | $558.01–$26,107.62 | $5,248.74 | $2,796.81 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 15 | $1,004.60–$106,675.84 | $15,430.32 | $6,474.54 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 13 | $609.84–$85,476.68 | $3,489.00 | $3,549.59 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 12 | $631.22–$86,358.05 | $8,548.06 | $3,265.60 |
Outpatient cash prices in Illinois. 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 Illinois
- Humboldt Park Health, Chicago$549.19
- Deaconess Illinois Union County Hospital, Anna$1,190.00
- Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island$1,329.60
- Mercy Medical Center, Aurora$3,489.00
- Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston$3,489.00
Knee arthroscopy cost by metro area in Illinois
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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.