Surgery and procedures CPT 29877 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Moses Lake, WA — inpatient

In Moses Lake, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) as an inpatient: from $2,304.00 to $2,304.00, with a median of $2,304.00. Across Washington, the median is $4,773.09 at 7 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29877, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$2,304.00Samaritan Hospital
Median$2,304.00half pay less
Highest$2,304.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Moses Lake, WA.

median
Lowest $2,304.00Highest $2,304.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 HC PR 29877 Knee Arthroscopy/Chondroplasty $2,304.00 $2,304.00 — — —
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Samaritan Hospital lowest Moses Lake, WA · (509) 765-5606 Arthroscopy knee surgical/debridement/shaving of articular carti $2,304.00 $2,304.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $2,304.00, median $2,304.00, highest $2,304.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,304.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon smooths rough or loose cartilage.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.