Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Memphis, TN-MS-AR

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $4,571.44 to $17,264.50, with a median of $5,122.42. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 29881, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$4,571.44Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp
Median$5,122.42half pay less
Highest$17,264.50in this market
Difference3.8×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median
Lowest $4,571.44Highest $17,264.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp lowest Germantown, TN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,571.44 $20,779.28 78%
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 78%
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 78%
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 78%
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 78%
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis, TN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $17,264.50 $78,474.98 78%
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Outpatient: lowest $4,571.44, median $5,122.42, highest $17,264.50 — a 3.8× 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.