Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) as an inpatient: from $858.55 to $4,482.59, with a median of $2,670.57. The lowest listed price is at Valley Regional Hospital — $1,812.02 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $2,670.57 at 2 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29882, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ARTHROSCOPY REPAIR MENI MED/LAT IP | $858.55 | $1,561.00 | $510.35–$3,904.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ARTHROSCOPY REPAIR MENI MED/LAT OP | $858.55 | $1,561.00 | $510.35–$3,904.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Valley Regional Hospital lowest Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $858.55 | $1,561.00 | $510.35–$3,904.00 | 45% | Jun 6, 2026 source file |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, W MENISCUS REPAIR, MEDIAL OR LATERAL | $4,482.59 | $14,649.00 | $5,053.90–$13,916.55 | 69% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $858.55, median $2,670.57, highest $4,482.59 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,670.57 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon stitches a torn meniscus back together instead of trimming it.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29882 ($3,618.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHARTHROSCOPY REPAIR MENI MED/LAT IPA | $215.05 | file |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NHARTHROSCOPY REPAIR MENI MED/LAT OPA | $215.05 | file |