Surgery and procedures CPT 29880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts as an inpatient: from $970.78 to $2,541.43, with a median of $1,756.11. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $785.33 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,294.56 at 23 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$970.78F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$1,756.11half pay less
Highest$2,541.43in this market
Difference2.6×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $970.78Highest $2,541.43

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR ARTHRS KNEE SURG MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING $970.78 $1,628.00 — 40% —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING $2,541.43 $4,262.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $970.78, median $1,756.11, highest $2,541.43 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,007.41 — 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.