Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $5,038.40 to $6,987.12, with a median of $6,637.02. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.

Lowest$5,038.40Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Median$6,637.02half pay less
Highest$6,987.12in 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

median
Lowest $5,038.40Highest $6,987.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center lowest Camp Hill, PA 29881 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY Tech $5,038.40 $21,090.00 76%
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 29881 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY Tech $6,637.02 $21,090.00 69%
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA 29881 Arthro Knee Menisec Medial Or Lateral $6,987.12 $21,090.00 67%
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Outpatient: lowest $5,038.40, median $6,637.02, highest $6,987.12 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6,637.02. 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.