Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA — inpatient

In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim as an inpatient: from $5,148.00 to $5,148.00, with a median of $5,148.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 29881, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$5,148.00Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim
Median$5,148.00half pay less
Highest$5,148.00in 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.

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Lowest $5,148.00Highest $5,148.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim lowest Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $5,148.00 $9,900.00 48%
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Inpatient: lowest $5,148.00, median $5,148.00, highest $5,148.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $5,148.00 — 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.