Surgery and procedures CPT 29877 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) as an inpatient: from $1,848.44 to $10,018.40, with a median of $10,018.40. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $8,169.96 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $5,148.00 at 48 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,848.44NorthBay Medical Center
Median$10,018.40half pay less
Highest$10,018.40in this market
Difference5.4×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 Vallejo, CA.

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Lowest $1,848.44Highest $10,018.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Arthroscopy Knee Debrid/Sh $1,848.44 $1,848.44 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Arthroscopy Knee Debrid/Sh $1,848.44 $1,848.44 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Knee Arthro Debrid/Shvg $9,465.00 $9,465.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Knee Arthro Debrid/Shvg $9,465.00 $9,465.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG $10,018.40 $17,890.00 $3,921.00–$12,278.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG $10,018.40 $17,890.00 $3,921.00–$12,278.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,848.44, median $10,018.40, highest $10,018.40 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10,018.40 — 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.