Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,240.20 to $2,319.00, with a median of $2,010.45. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jun 19, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $1,240.20 | $2,067.00 | 40% | Nov 11, 2025 source file |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $2,010.45 | $3,093.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center LLC Fairlawn, OH Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $2,319.00 | $3,092.00 | 25% | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,240.20, median $2,010.45, highest $2,319.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
What it is
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy uses a small camera and instruments through tiny cuts to trim or remove a torn part of the meniscus, the cartilage cushion in the knee. The code also covers smoothing damaged cartilage in the knee when done.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29881 ($2,851.55). 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.
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OHPR KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $0.60 | file |