Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Fremont, NE

In Fremont, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,350.87 to $2,163.02, with a median of $1,756.95.

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 Feb 16, 2026 and Feb 16, 2026.

Lowest$1,350.87Methodist Fremont Health
Median$1,756.95half pay less
Highest$2,163.02in this market
Difference1.6×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 Fremont, NE.

median
Lowest $1,350.87Highest $2,163.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG $1,350.87 $3,651.00 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Methodist Fremont Health Fremont, NE Arthroscopy w Menisectomy $2,163.02 $5,846.00 63% Feb 16, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $1,350.87, median $1,756.95, highest $2,163.02 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,756.95. 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.