Knee arthroscopy cost in Wisconsin without insurance
In Wisconsin, the median cash price for Knee arthroscopy is $4,966.42 across 15 hospitals, from $1,079.58 to $6,946.36. The lowest is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). 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 Nov 11, 2026 One price per hospital: its lowest outpatient cash price for the code
Knee arthroscopy prices in Wisconsin 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 | $1,079.58–$6,946.36 | $4,966.42 | $5,622.74 |
| Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts · code 29880 | 16 | $1,039.11–$6,810.15 | $5,498.58 | $5,642.80 |
| ACL reconstruction Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee · code 29888 | 14 | $1,671.24–$17,838.91 | $11,779.38 | $9,977.57 |
| Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) · code 29882 | 28 | $1,254.00–$8,853.20 | $5,733.66 | $6,014.40 |
| Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) · code 29877 | 15 | $951.90–$4,401.60 | $3,084.87 | $4,899.91 |
Outpatient cash prices in Wisconsin. 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 Wisconsin
- Ascension Calumet Hospital, Chilton$1,079.58
- Fort Memorial Hospital, Fort Atkinson$1,526.08
- Burnett Medical Center, Grantsburg$1,684.80
- Sauk Prairie Healthcare, Prairie Du Sac$4,177.66
- ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin, Berlin$4,966.42
Knee arthroscopy cost in other states
- Alabama
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- Georgia
- Hawaii
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- Illinois
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- Iowa
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- New Jersey
- New Mexico
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- North Dakota
- Ohio
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- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
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.