Surgery and procedures CPT 29882 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient

In Tucson, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) as an inpatient: from $641.76 to $641.76, with a median of $641.76. Across Arizona, the median is $696.15 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29882, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$641.76Tucson Medical Center
Median$641.76half pay less
Highest$641.76in 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 Tucson, AZ.

median
Lowest $641.76Highest $641.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 SYSTEM, FAST FIX 360 CVD $641.76 $2,292.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 SYSTEM, FAST FIX 360 STR $641.76 $2,292.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 SYSTEM, FAST FIX 360 CVD $641.76 $2,292.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 SYSTEM, FAST FIX 360 STR $641.76 $2,292.00 — 72% Apr 30, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $641.76, median $641.76, highest $641.76.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $641.76 — 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.

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.

Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 10X30 IF $170.07 file
Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 10X30 IF $170.07 file