Surgery and procedures CPT 29882 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) as an inpatient: from $1,186.04 to $2,343.46, with a median of $1,764.75. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $578.71 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $2,566.76 at 24 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 — and —.

Lowest$1,186.04F.F. Thompson Hospital
Median$1,764.75half pay less
Highest$2,343.46in this market
Difference2.0×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $1,186.04Highest $2,343.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNE SURG MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL $1,186.04 $1,989.00 — 40% —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL $2,343.46 $3,930.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $1,186.04, median $1,764.75, highest $2,343.46 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $3,113.64 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.