Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy cost in Grand Junction, CO

In Grand Junction, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $767.20 to $767.20, with a median of $767.20. Across Colorado, the median is $6,596.40 at 4 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$767.20Family Health West Hospital
Median$767.20half pay less
Highest$767.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Family Health West Hospital Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 CAH ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $767.20 $1,096.00 — 30% —
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Outpatient: lowest $767.20, median $767.20, highest $767.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $767.20. 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.