Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) as an inpatient: from $744.20 to $3,591.33, with a median of $1,855.00. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $1,110.80 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $1,855.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 29877, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $744.20 | $2,749.11 | $518.91–$1,667.92 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY... | $1,855.00 | $1,855.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,591.33 | $7,566.00 | $1,255.96–$7,566.00 | 53% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $744.20, median $1,855.00, highest $3,591.33 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $3,594.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.