Knee arthroscopy cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $2,454.75 to $10,075.00, with a median of $10,075.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $7,620.25 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $10,075.00 at 15 hospitals.
- The median here, $10,075.00, is 78% above the US median of $5,652.32.
- 9 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 13, 2026 and May 18, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Knee Scope Single Meniscectomy File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $2,454.75 | $5,455.00 | $431.24–$9,338.24 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $5,707.03 | $5,707.03 | $425.00–$2,999.94 | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6,709.00 | $6,709.00 | — | — |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $7,859.07 | $10,478.76 | $309.88–$8,906.95 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,454.75, median $10,075.00, highest $10,075.00 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $10,075.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What knee arthroscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy explained.