Surgery and procedures CPT 29880 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in Lafayette, LA

In Lafayette, LA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts: from $2,985.73 to $4,350.56, with a median of $3,642.57. The lowest listed price is at Acadia General Hospital — $656.84 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $3,670.40 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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 — and —.

Lowest$2,985.73Acadia General Hospital

Median$3,642.57half of hospitals charge less

Highest$4,350.56in this market

Difference1.5×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 Lafayette, LA.

median

Lowest $2,985.73Highest $4,350.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Acadia General Hospital lowest Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY source file	$2,985.73	$12,981.45	$679.83–$3,647.67	77%
Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY source file	$3,614.73	$12,049.09	$661.50–$4,414.62	70%
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY source file	$3,670.40	$14,116.91	$679.83–$7,495.05	74%
Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY source file	$4,350.56	$20,716.97	$679.83–$6,591.00	79%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $2,985.73, median $3,642.57, highest $4,350.56 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

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 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 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.