Knee arthroscopy cost in Louisiana without insurance
In Louisiana, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $3,503.07 across 22 hospitals, from $530.10 to $22,351.37. The lowest is at Acadian Medical Center (Eunice). The US median is $5,622.24.
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 10, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Louisiana 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 | 22 | $530.10–$22,351.37 | $3,503.07 | $5,622.24 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 17 | $865.20–$22,351.37 | $3,670.40 | $5,583.50 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 14 | $1,535.80–$22,351.37 | $9,785.97 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 16 | $1,681.40–$22,351.37 | $7,656.17 | $6,005.12 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 15 | $1,484.70–$22,351.37 | $4,002.40 | $4,972.40 |
Outpatient cash prices in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana
- Acadian Medical Center, Eunice$530.10
- Bayou Bend Health System, Franklin$832.30
- Minden Medical Center, Minden$1,778.25
- Acadia General Hospital, Crowley$2,539.17
- Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics, Lafayette$2,569.50
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.