Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Springfield, MO

In Springfield, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $11,567.37 to $11,567.37, with a median of $11,567.37. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Springfield.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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$11,567.37Mercy Hospital Springfield
Median$11,567.37half pay less
Highest$11,567.37in this market
Difference1.0×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 Springfield, MO.

median
Lowest $11,567.37Highest $11,567.37

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Springfield lowest Springfield, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $11,567.37 $17,795.96 35%
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Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $11,567.37 $17,795.96 35%
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Outpatient: lowest $11,567.37, median $11,567.37, highest $11,567.37.

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.