Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy cost in Eugene, OR

In Eugene-Springfield, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim (one side of the body): from $4,220.45 to $5,733.65, with a median of $4,977.05. The lowest listed price is at Sacred Heart-Riverbend — $756.60 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $3,201.43 at 8 hospitals.

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 Mar 20, 2026 and Mar 20, 2026.

Lowest$4,220.45Sacred Heart-Riverbend

Median$4,977.05half of hospitals charge less

Highest$5,733.65in this market

Difference1.4×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 Eugene-Springfield, OR.

median

Lowest $4,220.45Highest $8,440.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sacred Heart-Riverbend one side lowest Springfield, OR · (541) 222-7300 REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file	$4,220.45	$6,493.00	$2,906.13–$16,024.03	35%
Peace Harbor Medical Center one side Florence, OR · (541) 997-8412 REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE+1 more line at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file	$5,733.65	$8,821.00	—	35%
Sacred Heart-Riverbend one side Springfield, OR · (541) 222-7300 REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file	$8,440.90	$12,986.00	$2,906.13–$16,024.03	35%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

One side of the body : lowest $4,220.45, median $4,977.05, highest $5,733.65 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 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.