Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $8,186.99 to $8,186.99, with a median of $8,186.99. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 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 Jun 3, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park lowest Cedar Park, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR - W/MENISCECTOMY | $8,186.99 | $13,644.99 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8,186.99, median $8,186.99, highest $8,186.99.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $8,186.99. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.