Knee arthroscopy cost in Missouri without insurance
In Missouri, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $6,927.82 across 15 hospitals, from $775.68 to $22,474.97. The lowest is at Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City). 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 Missouri 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 | 15 | $775.68–$22,474.97 | $6,927.82 | $3,172.60 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 15 | $817.44–$16,745.84 | $7,041.14 | $2,796.81 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 15 | $1,392.96–$80,006.91 | $21,188.62 | $6,474.54 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 15 | $985.92–$48,944.77 | $15,442.97 | $3,549.59 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 17 | $598.50–$12,302.71 | $5,711.26 | $3,265.60 |
Outpatient cash prices in Missouri. 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 Missouri
- Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City$775.68
- Fitzgibbon Hospital, Marshall$964.32
- Mercy Hospital Southeast, Cape Girardeau$1,399.50
- Mercy Hospital Perry, Perryville$1,860.75
- St Joseph Medical Center, Kansas City$3,261.00
Knee arthroscopy cost by metro area in Missouri
- St. Louis, MO4 hospitals
- Joplin, MO3 hospitals
- Kansas City, MO3 hospitals
- Cape Girardeau, MO2 hospitals
- Perryville, MO2 hospitals
- Springfield, MO2 hospitals
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.