Knee arthroscopy cost in Nebraska without insurance
In Nebraska, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $5,082.37 across 16 hospitals, from $1,091.00 to $15,583.00. The lowest is at Chase County Hospital (Imperial). The US median is $5,627.51.
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 Nebraska 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 | 16 | $1,091.00–$15,583.00 | $5,082.37 | $5,627.51 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 7 | $1,350.87–$12,195.14 | $3,948.80 | $5,653.56 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 7 | $2,483.10–$24,500.00 | $6,786.40 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 8 | $1,609.20–$16,500.00 | $4,612.32 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 6 | $1,350.87–$6,185.25 | $3,218.68 | $4,903.16 |
Outpatient cash prices in Nebraska. 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 Nebraska
- Chase County Hospital, Imperial$1,091.00
- Tri Valley Health System, Cambridge$1,308.60
- Methodist Fremont Health, Fremont$1,350.87
- Beatrice Community Hospital, Beatrice$2,170.00
- Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha$2,579.76
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.