Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Elkhart-Goshen, IN

In Elkhart-Goshen, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $3,721.20 to $26,798.74, with a median of $3,721.20. The lowest listed price is at Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Aug 13, 2026 and Aug 14, 2026.

Lowest$3,721.20Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC
Median$3,721.20half pay less
Highest$26,798.74in this market
Difference7.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Elkhart-Goshen, IN.

median
Lowest $3,721.20Highest $26,798.74

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC lowest Goshen, IN Knee scope $3,721.20 $5,316.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Health Surgery Center LLC Goshen, IN Knee arthroscopy/surgery $3,721.20 $5,316.00 30% Aug 13, 2026
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Goshen Hospital Goshen, IN Knee arthroscopy/surgery $26,798.74 $38,283.91 30% Aug 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $3,721.20, median $3,721.20, highest $26,798.74 — a 7.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $36,935.33. 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.