Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Omaha, NE-IA
In Omaha, NE-IA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,710.60 to $2,579.76, with a median of $1,748.57. The lowest listed price is at Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital.
Cash prices at 4 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital lowest Council Bluffs, IA ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG | $1,710.60 | $5,702.00 | 70% | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue, NE Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $1,748.57 | $2,690.10 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $1,748.57 | $2,690.10 | 35% | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | 64% | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,710.60, median $1,748.57, highest $2,579.76 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,579.76. 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.