Knee arthroscopy cost in Oregon without insurance
In Oregon, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $3,201.43 across 8 hospitals, from $1,597.50 to $7,170.96. The lowest is at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital (Hood River) and 1 other hospital. The US median is $5,622.74.
Oregon law (ORS 442.614) requires nonprofit hospitals to cut what patients owe for medically necessary care by 100% for household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, and by at least 75%, 50% or 25% up to 400%. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance application. Other states' laws.
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 9, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Oregon 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 | 8 | $1,597.50–$7,170.96 | $3,201.43 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 7 | $1,656.75–$11,432.95 | $4,840.07 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 5 | $2,841.75–$12,661.35 | $4,224.00 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 5 | $2,023.50–$6,945.46 | $3,643.74 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 4 | $1,830.00–$8,137.35 | $3,374.54 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in Oregon. 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 Oregon
- Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Hood River$1,597.50
- Providence Seaside Hospital, Seaside$1,597.50
- Bay Area Hospital, Coos Bay$1,928.25
- Columbia Memorial Hospital, Astoria$2,182.40
- Sacred Heart-Riverbend, Springfield$4,220.45
Knee arthroscopy cost in other states
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- 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.