Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 17 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $649.85 to $35,454.57, with a median of $3,839.54. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 15 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 Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $649.85 | $2,394.00 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow, NY KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $1,515.50 | $2,165.00 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $3,342.87 | $1,548.00 | -116% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $3,342.87 | $1,500.00 | -123% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $3,342.87 | $1,548.00 | -116% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $3,342.87 | $1,495.00 | -124% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $3,546.08 | $31,472.74 | 89% | — source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $9,624.54 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $9,624.54 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $9,624.54 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $9,624.54 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $9,624.54 | 60% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA | $3,839.54 | $11,625.70 | 67% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 | $3,868.00 | $28,240.20 | 86% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,130.03 | $10,954.75 | 62% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,130.03 | $11,386.98 | 64% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,329.50 | $18,353.98 | 76% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,329.50 | $15,111.71 | 71% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,330.30 | $20,035.06 | 78% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $4,385.19 | $9,786.31 | 55% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $7,697.60 | $9,056.00 | 15% | — source file |
| Njmhmc LLC Secaucus, NJ Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $35,454.57 | $35,454.57 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $649.85, median $3,839.54, highest $35,454.57 — a 54.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,082.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.