Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Anchorage, AK

In Anchorage, AK, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $6,519.00 to $14,264.11, with a median of $10,391.56. The lowest listed price is at Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 20, 2026.

Lowest$6,519.00Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Median$10,391.56half pay less
Highest$14,264.11in this market
Difference2.2×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 Anchorage, AK.

median
Lowest $6,519.00Highest $14,264.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium lowest Anchorage, AK Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $6,519.00 $6,519.00 Aug 20, 2026
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Mat-Su Valley Medical Center LLC Woodworth Loop Palmer, AK KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $14,264.11 $47,547.03 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $6,519.00, median $10,391.56, highest $14,264.11 — a 2.2× 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.