Knee arthroscopy cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $3,964.84 to $18,342.00, with a median of $5,148.00. The lowest listed price is at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center — $1,183.16 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $5,148.00 at 62 hospitals.
- The median here, $5,148.00, is 9% below the US median of $5,652.32.
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 2nd of 3 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center lowest Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Grouper - 4 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | $17,187.58–$25,517.11 | 35% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $12,500.00 | $200.00–$12,500.00 | 67% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $15,225.00 | $790.35–$15,225.00 | 72% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $16,995.60 | $790.35–$16,995.60 | 75% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $13,800.00 | $790.35–$13,800.00 | 70% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $17,250.00 | $790.35–$17,250.00 | 76% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $4,187.00 | $8,373.22 | $790.35–$8,373.22 | 50% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $5,148.00 | $9,900.00 | $3,219.00–$9,573.00 | 48% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Removal of one knee cartilage using an endoscope source file | $18,342.00 | $18,342.00 | $3,350.00–$18,342.00 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Outpatient Surgical Group 4 File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $24,184.55 | $37,207.00 | $17,187.58–$25,517.11 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $3,964.84, median $5,148.00, highest $18,342.00 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $5,148.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What knee arthroscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy explained.