Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim as an inpatient: from $1,292.38 to $3,674.09, with a median of $2,088.32. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 29881, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery | $1,292.38 | $2,457.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery | $2,437.50 | $9,375.00 | 74% | — source file |
| Fairview Health Services Minneapolis, MN HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $3,674.09 | $9,162.30 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,292.38, median $2,088.32, highest $3,674.09 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $2,534.75 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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.
| Fairview Health Services Edina, MNAS KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $30.70 | file |