Knee arthroscopy cost in Montana without insurance
In Montana, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $2,710.18 across 5 hospitals, from $960.00 to $16,633.00. The lowest is at Providence St Joseph Medical Center (Polson). 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 Sep 29, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Montana 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 | 5 | $960.00–$16,633.00 | $2,710.18 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 4 | $830.40–$6,489.22 | $3,686.76 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 5 | $1,438.40–$18,178.00 | $6,403.96 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 4 | $1,016.00–$7,117.00 | $2,380.18 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 4 | $917.60–$16,170.00 | $2,010.52 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in Montana. 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 Montana
- Providence St Joseph Medical Center, Polson$960.00
- Sidney Health Center, Sidney$1,142.43
- Logan Health Medical Center, Kalispell$2,710.18
- St. Peter's Health, Helena$4,612.30
- Great Falls Clinic Hospital, Great Falls$16,633.00
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.