Knee arthroscopy cost in Iowa without insurance
In Iowa, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $2,892.00 across 13 hospitals, from $1,156.80 to $8,985.00. The lowest is at Madison County Memorial Hospital (Winterset). The US median is $5,622.74.
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 Oct 22, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Iowa 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 | 13 | $1,156.80–$8,985.00 | $2,892.00 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 11 | $952.80–$7,048.31 | $2,390.70 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 11 | $1,712.00–$83,116.25 | $8,622.00 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 10 | $1,273.20–$8,735.20 | $2,954.70 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 10 | $876.80–$8,985.00 | $2,100.85 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in Iowa. 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 Iowa
- Madison County Memorial Hospital, Winterset$1,156.80
- Boone County Hospital, Boone$1,220.80
- Story County Hospital, Nevada$1,556.00
- Broadlawns Medical Center, Des Moines$1,580.00
- Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs$1,710.60
Knee arthroscopy cost in other states
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- Colorado
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- Georgia
- Hawaii
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- New Jersey
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- Ohio
- Oklahoma
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- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
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- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
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.