Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Antigo, WI

In Antigo, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $2,851.55 to $2,851.55, with a median of $2,851.55.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,851.55Aspirus Langlade Hospital
Median$2,851.55half pay less
Highest$2,851.55in 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 Antigo, WI.

median
Lowest $2,851.55Highest $4,277.32
one sideboth sides

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus Langlade Hospital lowest Antigo, WI Pro Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $2,851.55 $4,387.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo, WI ARTHRS KNEE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $2,851.55 $4,387.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Langlade Hospital both sides Antigo, WI Pro Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|BILATERAL PROCEDURE $4,277.32 $6,580.50 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Both sides : lowest $4,277.32, median $4,277.32, highest $4,277.32.

Outpatient: lowest $2,851.55, median $2,851.55, highest $2,851.55.

The two groups are not comparable and are not averaged together: a price for both sides of the body covers twice the work. Merging them is how a single published "median" ends up far above what one side actually costs.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,277.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,851.55. 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.