Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,081.92 to $7,952.82, with a median of $1,288.00. The lowest listed price is at Witham Memorial Hospital.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 5, 2026.

Lowest$1,081.92Witham Memorial Hospital
Median$1,288.00half pay less
Highest$7,952.82in this market
Difference7.4×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

median
Lowest $1,081.92Highest $7,952.82

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, IN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $1,081.92 $1,545.60 30% Mar 31, 2026
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Johnson Memorial Hospital Franklin, IN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $1,288.00 $1,610.00 20% May 5, 2026
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Indiana Orthopaedic Hospital LLC Indianapolis, IN KNEE SCOPE $7,952.82 $6,549.62 -21%
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Outpatient: lowest $1,081.92, median $1,288.00, highest $7,952.82 — a 7.4× 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.