Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Pittsburgh, PA

In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $292.22 to $415.26, with a median of $353.74. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 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 Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.

Lowest$292.22Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Median$353.74half pay less
Highest$415.26in this market
Difference1.4×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 Pittsburgh, PA.

median
Lowest $292.22Highest $415.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Jefferson Regional Medical Center lowest Jefferson Hills, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $292.22 $1,538.00 81% Apr 14, 2026
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Monroeville, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $338.36 $1,538.00 78% Apr 14, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $338.36 $1,538.00 78% Apr 14, 2026
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Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $353.74 $1,538.00 77% Apr 14, 2026
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $369.12 $1,538.00 76% Apr 14, 2026
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Wexford, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $399.88 $1,538.00 74% Apr 14, 2026
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West Penn Allegheny Health System INC Pittsburgh, PA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $415.26 $1,538.00 73% Apr 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $292.22, median $353.74, highest $415.26 — a 1.4× 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.