Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Kansas City, MO-KS — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim as an inpatient: from $775.68 to $775.68, with a median of $775.68. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29881, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$775.68Children's Mercy Hospital
Median$775.68half pay less
Highest$775.68in this market
Difference1.0×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $775.68Highest $775.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY; MED OR LAT $775.68 $1,616.00 52%
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY; MED OR LAT $775.68 $1,616.00 52%
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Inpatient: lowest $775.68, median $775.68, highest $775.68.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $775.68 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.