Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Appleton, WI

In Appleton, WI, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,079.58 to $5,115.43, with a median of $4,966.42. The lowest listed price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc..

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 29881, 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$1,079.58Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc.
Median$4,966.42half pay less
Highest$5,115.43in this market
Difference4.7×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 Appleton, WI.

median
Lowest $1,079.58Highest $5,115.43

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. lowest Chilton, WI HC PRO-S KNEE SURGERY; MENISCECTOMY $1,079.58 $1,894.00 43%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI MENISCECTOMY MEDIAL OR LATERAL $2,696.23 $4,814.70 44%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton, WI MENISCECTOMY MEDIAL OR LATERAL $2,696.23 $4,814.70 44%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton, WI HC Meniscectomy Medial or Lateral $4,966.42 $8,868.60 44%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI HC Meniscectomy Medial or Lateral $4,966.42 $8,868.60 44%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc. Appleton, WI HC MENISCECTOMY MEDIAL OR LATERAL $5,115.43 $9,134.70 44%
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Thedacare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Inc Appleton, WI HC MENISCECTOMY MEDIAL OR LATERAL $5,115.43 $9,134.70 44%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,079.58, median $4,966.42, highest $5,115.43 — a 4.7× 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.