Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $2,454.75 to $5,707.03, with a median of $4,080.89. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center.
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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA HC Knee Scope Single Meniscectomy | $2,454.75 | $5,455.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $5,707.03 | $5,707.03 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,454.75, median $4,080.89, highest $5,707.03 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,454.75. 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.