Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Flint, MI

In Flint, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,800.40 to $5,786.93, with a median of $1,800.40.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Dec 31, 2025 and Dec 31, 2025.

Lowest$1,800.40McLaren Flint
Median$1,800.40half pay less
Highest$5,786.93in this market
Difference3.2×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 Flint, MI.

median
Lowest $1,800.40Highest $5,786.93

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
McLaren Flint lowest Flint, MI SP Knee Arthroscopy/Surg w/Meniscect - Med OR Lat incl Debride/Shav Artic Cartlag 29881 $1,800.40 $3,600.70 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Flint Flint, MI Hospitalist SP 29881 Knee Arthroscopy/Surg w/Meniscectomy - Med OR Lat w/ Debride/Shav Artic Cartil $1,800.40 $3,600.70 50% Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Flint Flint, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $5,786.93 $11,573.85 50% Dec 31, 2025
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Outpatient: lowest $1,800.40, median $1,800.40, highest $5,786.93 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

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.