Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in Fort Wayne, IN
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts: from $511.68 to $639.60, with a median of $575.64. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $63.96 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $1,338.40 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 29880, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 29880 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $511.68 | $2,132.00 | $511.68–$1,918.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 29880,RT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $511.68 | $2,132.00 | $511.68–$1,918.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 29880,LT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $511.68 | $2,132.00 | $511.68–$1,918.80 | 76% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 29880 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 29880,LT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 29880,RT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 29880 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 29880,LT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 29880,RT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $575.64 | $2,132.00 | $3,065.78–$14,226.45 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 29880,RT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $639.60 | $2,132.00 | $490.09–$1,918.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 29880 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $639.60 | $2,132.00 | $490.09–$1,918.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 29880,LT KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $639.60 | $2,132.00 | $490.09–$1,918.80 | 70% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $11,204.26 | $41,497.26 | $524.36–$41,497.26 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $12,145.47 | $44,983.23 | $512.62–$40,484.91 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $511.68, median $575.64, highest $639.60 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $448.47. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29880 ($2,720.16). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN29880,AS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $127.92 | file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN29880,AS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $143.91 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN29880,AS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $143.91 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN29880,AS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $159.90 | file |