Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in New York, NY
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 25 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee): from $822.09 to $32,775.00, with a median of $3,594.44. The lowest listed price is at St. Barnabas Hospital — $2,772.35 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,566.76 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 25 facilities across 23 cities for code 29882, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.
Lowest$822.09St. Barnabas Hospital
Median$3,594.44half pay less
Highest$32,775.00in this market
Difference39.9×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $822.09Highest $32,775.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Barnabas Hospital lowest Bronx, NY · (212) 960-9000 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $822.09 | $3,045.46 | $573.52–$1,843.47 | 73% | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $1,917.30 | $2,739.00 | $696.42–$901.25 | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,244.61 | $7,582.00 | $1,630.13–$6,860.95 | 57% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,244.61 | $7,582.00 | $1,630.13–$6,860.95 | 57% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,342.87 | $1,863.00 | $399.02–$733.00 | -79% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,342.87 | $1,854.00 | $399.02–$733.00 | -80% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,342.87 | $1,924.00 | $399.02–$733.00 | -74% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,342.87 | $1,924.00 | $399.02–$733.00 | -74% | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,545.97 | $7,940.00 | $1,127.48–$7,727.21 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,545.97 | $7,940.00 | $1,189.00–$14,007.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,591.33 | $7,940.00 | $1,119.54–$7,777.23 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,591.33 | $7,940.00 | $1,302.16–$7,727.21 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,591.33 | $7,582.00 | $1,258.61–$7,582.00 | 53% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,594.44 | $7,940.00 | $1,189.00–$13,893.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,594.44 | $7,582.00 | $1,220.70–$7,172.57 | 53% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,594.44 | $7,940.00 | $1,189.00–$13,893.00 | 55% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,821.05 | $7,582.00 | $1,364.76–$7,393.97 | 50% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $3,821.05 | $7,940.00 | $1,357.74–$7,419.93 | 52% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,804.69–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,806.45–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,804.11–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $733.00–$5,452.15 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,839.54 | — | $1,818.55–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,839.54 | — | $1,326.75–$8,168.77 | — | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29882 - | $3,868.00 | $9,927.99 | $1,715.00–$8,200.52 | 61% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $3,960.30 | $41,697.70 | — | 91% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $5,043.65 | $37,465.89 | — | 87% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $9,214.11 | $22,562.70 | — | 59% | — source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $16,955.67 | $28,712.60 | — | 41% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $17,397.42 | $51,784.65 | — | 66% | — source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $17,626.58 | $45,525.31 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $32,775.00 | $32,775.00 | $1,731.00–$61,846.43 | — | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $822.09, median $3,594.44, highest $32,775.00 — a 39.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $1,917.30. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 20 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.