Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in Ironwood, MI — inpatient

In Ironwood, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,851.55Aspirus Ironwood 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 Ironwood, MI.

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

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital lowest Ironwood, MI 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 Ironwood Hospital Ironwood, MI ARTHRS KNEE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $2,851.55 $4,387.00 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Ironwood Hospital both sides Ironwood, MI 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.

Inpatient: 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 outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $4,277.32 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $2,851.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.