Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Duluth, MN-WI
In Duluth, MN-WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,048.48 to $2,386.53, with a median of $2,386.53. The lowest listed price is at Range Regional Health Services.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Duluth, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing, MN PR KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $1,048.48 | $2,467.00 | 57% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN Pro Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $2,386.53 | $4,387.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth, MN ARTHRS KNEE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $2,386.53 | $4,387.00 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital both sides Duluth, MN Pro Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|BILATERAL PROCEDURE | $3,579.79 | $6,580.50 | 46% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Both sides : lowest $3,579.79, median $3,579.79, highest $3,579.79.
Outpatient: lowest $1,048.48, median $2,386.53, highest $2,386.53 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3,579.79. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,386.53. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29881 ($2,851.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Range Regional Health Services Hibbing, MNAS KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $38.25 | file |