Knee arthroscopy cost in South Carolina without insurance
In South Carolina, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $11,919.45 across 9 hospitals, from $1,126.00 to $15,735.46. The lowest is at Conway Medical Center (Conway). 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 Oct 31, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in South Carolina 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 | 9 | $1,126.00–$15,735.46 | $11,919.45 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 8 | $1,168.58–$16,586.73 | $12,132.68 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 9 | $2,022.12–$62,729.76 | $27,511.18 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 9 | $1,442.14–$37,155.64 | $23,968.72 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 7 | $1,292.72–$16,860.58 | $10,884.90 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in South Carolina. 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 South Carolina
- Conway Medical Center, Conway$1,126.00
- Shriners Childrens - Greenville, Greenville$3,628.30
- Beaufort Memorial Hospital, Beaufort$4,545.00
- St Francis Downtown Hospital, Greenville$10,523.91
- St Francis-Eastside, Greenville$11,919.45
Knee arthroscopy cost in other states
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
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- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
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- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- 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.