Surgery and procedures CPT 29880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in Dayton, OH — inpatient

In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts as an inpatient: from $8,000.00 to $8,000.00, with a median of $8,000.00. Across Ohio, the median is $13,841.59 at 28 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2025.

Lowest$8,000.00Riverview Health Institute

Median$8,000.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$8,000.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Riverview Health Institute Dayton, OH KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY9 File of Sep 1, 2025 · source file	$8,000.00	$25,880.00	—	69%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $8,000.00, median $8,000.00, highest $8,000.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8,000.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

This knee arthroscopy trims torn parts of both the inner and outer meniscus through small incisions.

What the price covers

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