Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim as an inpatient: from $789.25 to $3,883.75, with a median of $789.25. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L | $789.25 | $1,435.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH ARTHROSCOPY MENISCECT MED/LAT OP | $789.25 | $1,435.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH ARTHROSCOPY MENISCECT MED/LAT IP | $789.25 | $1,435.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, W MENISCECTOMY, MEDIAL OR LATERAL, W SHAVING | $3,883.75 | $12,692.00 | 69% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $789.25, median $789.25, highest $3,883.75 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $789.25 — 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29881 ($2,851.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHASCOPY MENISCECT MED/LAT OPA | $197.45 | file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHASCOPY MENISCECT MED/LAT IPA | $197.45 | file |