Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $2,160.75 to $21,427.02, with a median of $9,685.80. The lowest listed price is at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 Mar 10, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas lowest Dallas, TX ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $2,160.75 | $2,881.00 | 25% | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| MSH Partners, LLC Dallas, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 | $2,646.00 | $4,410.00 | 40% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Texas Regional Medical Center, LLC Sunnyvale, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 | $9,685.80 | $16,143.00 | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $21,427.02 | $21,427.02 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $21,427.02 | $21,427.02 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,160.75, median $9,685.80, highest $21,427.02 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $9,685.80. 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.