Knee arthroscopy cost in Dallas, TX
In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, 11 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $2,646.00 to $21,427.02, with a median of $3,270.00. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown — $624.00 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $5,896.44 at 50 hospitals.
- The median here, $3,270.00, is 42% below the US median of $5,652.32.
- 2 of 11 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 8 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 16, 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 | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown lowest Dallas, TX · (214) 443-3000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $2,646.00 | $4,410.00 | $2,425.50–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club, TX · (817) 837-4600 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $2,658.00 | $4,430.00 | $2,436.50–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| Eminent Medical Center Richardson, TX SURGICAL ARTHROSCOPY OF KNEE WITH LATERAL MENISECTOMY AND CHONDROPLASTY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $2,976.66 | $63,127.00 | $5,665.00–$63,137.00 | 95% |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 File of Apr 14, 2026 · source file | $3,010.20 | $5,017.00 | $2,759.35–$8,427.00 | 40% |
| Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX · (972) 247-1000 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,270.00 | $35,194.80 | $1,088.27–$28,155.84 | 91% |
| Dallas Regional Medical Center Mesquite, TX · (214) 320-7000 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $3,270.00 | $35,281.50 | $1,468.00–$34,575.87 | 91% |
| Parkland Health one side Dallas, TX · (214) 590-8000 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope|LEFT SIDE+1 more line at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $8,269.14 | $20,672.84 | $1,142.68–$26,903.15 | 60% |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale, TX · (972) 892-3000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCECTOMY 29881 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $9,685.80 | $16,143.00 | $2,872.00–$6,071.00 | 40% |
| Parkland Health Dallas, TX · (214) 590-8000 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope+1 more line at this price File of Oct 16, 2026 · source file | $9,973.06 | $24,932.65 | $1,142.68–$26,903.15 | 60% |
| Parkland Health one side Dallas, TX · (214) 590-8000 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope|RIGHT SIDE+1 more line at this price File of May 29, 2026 · source file | $14,348.34 | $35,870.86 | $1,142.68–$26,903.15 | 60% |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas, TX · (214) 324-6100 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) i File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $15,397.38 | $22,643.20 | $1,088.27–$16,303.10 | 32% |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX · (817) 293-9110 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21,427.02 | $21,427.02 | — | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield, TX · (682) 341-5000 HC KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21,427.02 | $21,427.02 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $2,646.00, median $3,270.00, highest $21,427.02 — a 8.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 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.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.