Surgery and procedures CPT 29877 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Polson, MT

In Polson, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $917.60 to $917.60, with a median of $917.60. Across Montana, the median is $1,342.35 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29877, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$917.60Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Median$917.60half pay less
Highest$917.60in 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 Polson, MT.

median
Lowest $917.60Highest $917.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR 29877 ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG RHC $917.60 $1,147.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR 29877 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/CHONDROPLASTY $917.60 $1,147.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC PR 29877 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/CHONDROPLASTY $917.60 $1,147.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $917.60, median $917.60, highest $917.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $917.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.