Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost without insurance
Across 224 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) from $317.34 to $86,358.05. The median market price is $2,656.42. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Sep 27, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Knee arthroscopy costs
Lowest$317.34any market
Median market$2,656.42middle of market medians
Highest$86,358.05any market
Listings393hospital prices
What it is
This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon smooths rough or loose cartilage.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 29877 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$5,039.32
- Alaska$6,238.00
- Arizona$2,316.69
- Arkansas$4,729.29
- California$5,148.00
- Connecticut$46,518.67
- Delaware$2,000.00
- Florida$10,706.06
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Idaho$8,372.00
- Illinois$8,548.06
- Indiana$1,357.65
- Iowa$1,526.40
- Kansas$10,442.65
- Kentucky$1,357.65
- Louisiana$2,695.20
- Maine$505.68
- Maryland$1,626.00
- Massachusetts$3,410.00
- Michigan$1,837.30
- Minnesota$2,520.00
- Mississippi$12,434.73
- Missouri$5,711.26
- Montana$1,342.35
- Nebraska$1,748.57
- Nevada$3,559.00
- New Hampshire$1,875.00
- New Jersey$3,821.05
- New York$1,855.00
- Ohio$2,373.80
- Oklahoma$6,833.03
- Oregon$1,813.61
- Pennsylvania$926.69
- Rhode Island$5,613.32
- South Carolina$4,594.20
- South Dakota$2,722.36
- Tennessee$3,663.00
- Texas$4,508.71
- Vermont$1,594.00
- Virginia$17,718.60
- Washington$3,486.55
- West Virginia$682.00
- Wisconsin$3,265.60
- Wyoming$2,101.18
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda, MT single city | 1 | $1,887.38 | $1,887.38 | $1,887.38 | 1.0× |
| Anna, IL single city | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $23,202.81 | $23,202.81 | $23,202.81 | 1.0× |
| Akron, OH | 3 | $1,185.60 | $2,034.00 | $2,373.80 | 2.0× |
| Albany, OR | 2 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,557.85 | $4,557.85 | $4,557.85 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 2 | $6,238.00 | $12,179.08 | $18,120.15 | 2.9× |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $1,868.80 | $1,868.80 | $1,868.80 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $951.90 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 3.2× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $6,891.33 | $6,891.33 | $6,891.33 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 1 | $1,830.00 | $1,830.00 | $1,830.00 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 9 | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | $28,686.00 | 3.3× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,170.20 | $3,170.20 | $3,170.20 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 7 | $4,304.96 | $4,304.96 | $4,304.96 | 1.0× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Bernie, MO single city | 1 | $598.50 | $598.50 | $598.50 | 1.0× |
| Blue Hill, ME single city | 1 | $847.67 | $847.67 | $847.67 | 1.0× |
| Buckhannon, WV single city | 1 | $660.00 | $660.00 | $660.00 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $16,646.68 | $16,646.68 | $16,646.68 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $505.68 | $505.68 | $505.68 | 1.0× |
| Barre, VT | 1 | $1,764.58 | $1,764.58 | $1,764.58 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Bennington, VT | 1 | $1,293.43 | $1,293.43 | $1,293.43 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 1 | $5,039.32 | $5,039.32 | $5,039.32 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $6,877.00 | $10,181.31 | $13,088.04 | 1.9× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 1 | $1,143.00 | $1,143.00 | $1,143.00 | 1.0× |
| Brattleboro, VT | 1 | $1,044.96 | $1,044.96 | $1,044.96 | 1.0× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 4 | $1,511.99 | $1,511.99 | $1,879.65 | 1.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $2,555.00 | $2,555.00 | $2,555.00 | 1.0× |
| Caro, MI single city | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA single city | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Coudersport, PA single city | 1 | $1,536.60 | $1,536.60 | $1,536.60 | 1.0× |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | 1 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 5 | $10,722.12 | $10,722.12 | $23,485.37 | 2.2× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $1,338.75 | $1,338.75 | $1,338.75 | 1.0× |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $695.90 | $695.90 | $695.90 | 1.0× |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $2,101.18 | $2,101.18 | $2,101.18 | 1.0× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 8 | $631.22 | $22,463.85 | $86,358.05 | 136.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 2 | $2,316.93 | $9,605.48 | $16,894.02 | 7.3× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $5,814.00 | $5,814.00 | $5,814.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 3 | $1,207.85 | $2,373.80 | $9,783.30 | 8.1× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Columbia, MO | 1 | $3,750.00 | $3,750.00 | $3,750.00 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,659.71 | $18,659.71 | $18,659.71 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 3 | $2,824.20 | $25,963.11 | $69,467.47 | 24.6× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $1,797.21 | $1,797.21 | $1,797.21 | 1.0× |
| Corning, NY | 1 | $700.65 | $700.65 | $700.65 | 1.0× |
| Corvallis, OR | 1 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | 1.0× |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $682.00 | $682.00 | $682.00 | 1.0× |
| Decorah, IA single city | 1 | $1,693.30 | $1,693.30 | $1,693.30 | 1.0× |
| Dexter, MO single city | 1 | $598.50 | $598.50 | $598.50 | 1.0× |
| Dillon, MT single city | 1 | $1,342.35 | $1,342.35 | $1,342.35 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 4 | $1,834.50 | $5,882.10 | $16,720.23 | 9.1× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $14,256.20 | $14,256.20 | $14,256.20 | 1.0× |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 2 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Decatur, IN | 1 | $3,272.00 | $3,272.00 | $3,272.00 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $1,526.40 | $13,488.19 | $25,449.97 | 16.7× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 8 | $849.74 | $1,343.52 | $1,837.30 | 2.2× |
| Dubuque, IA | 2 | $1,526.40 | $10,259.51 | $18,992.62 | 12.4× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $2,733.06 | $2,733.06 | $2,733.06 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $9,764.74 | $9,764.74 | $9,764.74 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| East Amery, WI single city | 1 | $1,373.37 | $1,373.37 | $1,373.37 | 1.0× |
| Ellsworth, ME single city | 1 | $427.75 | $427.75 | $427.75 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $5,520.20 | $15,310.97 | $25,101.73 | 4.5× |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $317.34 | $317.34 | $317.34 | 1.0× |
| Evansville, IN | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $5,013.15 | $5,013.15 | $5,013.15 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 2 | $4,000.00 | $5,814.49 | $7,628.98 | 1.9× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 1 | $4,729.29 | $4,729.29 | $4,729.29 | 1.0× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 4 | $564.96 | $635.58 | $706.20 | 1.2× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $830.40 | $5,424.40 | $10,018.40 | 12.1× |
| Gassaway, WV single city | 1 | $660.00 | $660.00 | $660.00 | 1.0× |
| Grinnell, IA single city | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Harbor Beach, MI single city | 1 | $1,033.50 | $1,033.50 | $1,033.50 | 1.0× |
| Hartford, CT single city | 1 | $46,518.67 | $46,518.67 | $46,518.67 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,038.40 | $6,637.02 | $6,987.12 | 1.4× |
| Henderson, KY | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $405.49 | $405.49 | $405.49 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,594.20 | $4,594.20 | $4,594.20 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $12,378.45 | $12,378.45 | $12,378.45 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $15,500.68 | $15,500.68 | $15,500.68 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 2 | $1,300.95 | $1,393.68 | $1,486.40 | 1.1× |
| Jackson, MI | 1 | $788.37 | $788.37 | $788.37 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 1 | $15,250.85 | $15,250.85 | $15,250.85 | 1.0× |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 1 | $387.86 | $387.86 | $387.86 | 1.0× |
| Jasper, IN | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $5,711.26 | $8,629.87 | $10,442.65 | 1.8× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $889.44 | $889.44 | $3,261.00 | 3.7× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $1,918.65 | $1,918.65 | $1,918.65 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $754.05 | $1,937.93 | $3,121.81 | 4.1× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $936.62 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 5.5× |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 1 | $718.80 | $718.80 | $718.80 | 1.0× |
| Malone, NY single city | 1 | $2,366.00 | $2,366.00 | $2,366.00 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Middlebury, VT single city | 1 | $1,594.00 | $1,594.00 | $1,594.00 | 1.0× |
| Morganfield, KY single city | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $3,265.60 | $4,304.00 | $5,342.40 | 1.6× |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | 1 | $1,875.00 | $1,875.00 | $1,875.00 | 1.0× |
| Marion-Herrin, IL | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $925.58 | $925.58 | $925.58 | 1.0× |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $17,718.60 | $17,718.60 | $17,718.60 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 6 | $9,618.61 | $9,618.61 | $14,448.28 | 1.5× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | $1,395.00 | $1,884.40 | $2,373.80 | 1.7× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 1 | $534.93 | $534.93 | $534.93 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 6 | $668.20 | $2,088.32 | $3,696.42 | 5.5× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $4,725.50 | $4,725.50 | $4,725.50 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, IL | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Newport, VT single city | 1 | $2,203.20 | $2,203.20 | $2,203.20 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $812.00 | $1,162.00 | $1,512.00 | 1.9× |
| New Castle, IN | 1 | $3,401.72 | $3,401.72 | $3,401.72 | 1.0× |
| New Philadelphia-Dover, OH | 1 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | 1.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 24 | $744.20 | $3,594.44 | $25,603.80 | 34.4× |
| Newport, OR | 2 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | $2,065.60 | 1.0× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $2,695.20 | $2,695.20 | $2,695.20 | 1.0× |
| Ontario, CA single city | 1 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 3 | $1,906.45 | $4,213.10 | $6,774.73 | 3.6× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 4 | $1,710.60 | $1,748.57 | $2,579.76 | 1.5× |
| Ontario, OR-ID | 1 | $1,726.70 | $1,726.70 | $1,726.70 | 1.0× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $10,690.00 | $10,690.00 | $10,690.00 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 2 | $1,724.25 | $4,233.95 | $6,743.65 | 3.9× |
| Petersburg, WV single city | 1 | $1,056.00 | $1,056.00 | $1,056.00 | 1.0× |
| Pikeville, TN single city | 1 | $380.90 | $380.90 | $380.90 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $917.60 | $917.60 | $917.60 | 1.0× |
| Presque Isle, ME single city | 1 | $505.68 | $505.68 | $505.68 | 1.0× |
| Princeton, IN single city | 1 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | $1,357.65 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $7,076.95 | $7,076.95 | $7,076.95 | 1.0× |
| Peru, IN | 1 | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 | $1,177.00 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | $1,837.30 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $1,395.00 | $2,306.50 | $3,218.00 | 2.3× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $11,762.18 | $11,762.18 | $11,762.18 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 6 | $334.97 | $396.68 | $458.38 | 1.4× |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $1,489.00 | $1,489.00 | $1,489.00 | 1.0× |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | 1 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $2,200.00 | $2,200.00 | $2,200.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 2 | $420.94 | $1,052.57 | $1,684.20 | 4.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 5 | $1,158.30 | $1,158.30 | $1,158.30 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $5,613.32 | $5,613.32 | $5,613.32 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, CA single city | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Ripley, WV single city | 1 | $682.00 | $682.00 | $682.00 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 1 | $2,722.36 | $2,722.36 | $2,722.36 | 1.0× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 2 | $2,681.00 | $3,120.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.3× |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $39,734.37 | $39,734.37 | $39,734.37 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 3 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 4 | $1,050.68 | $2,631.83 | $3,883.81 | 3.7× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $998.25 | $998.25 | $998.25 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV single city | 1 | $656.00 | $656.00 | $656.00 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Salem, OR | 2 | $1,158.30 | $1,744.65 | $2,331.00 | 2.0× |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,732.00 | $1,732.00 | $1,732.00 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | $16,047.49 | 3.1× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $982.26 | $5,500.33 | $10,018.40 | 10.2× |
| Seaford, DE | 1 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | $2,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1 | $4,773.09 | $4,773.09 | $4,773.09 | 1.0× |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | 1 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | $2,373.80 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $812.00 | $812.00 | $812.00 | 1.0× |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | $1,526.40 | 1.0× |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | 1 | $17,658.74 | $17,658.74 | $17,658.74 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $5,975.81 | $5,975.81 | $5,975.81 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 2 | $1,395.00 | $2,402.50 | $3,410.00 | 2.4× |
| Springfield, MO | 2 | $12,302.71 | $12,302.71 | $12,302.71 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $7,134.52 | $7,929.22 | $9,656.49 | 1.4× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Storm Lake, IA | 1 | $1,454.40 | $1,454.40 | $1,454.40 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $4,134.75 | $4,134.75 | $4,134.75 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Terre Haute, IN | 1 | $1,064.25 | $1,064.25 | $1,064.25 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 1 | $1,536.60 | $1,536.60 | $1,536.60 | 1.0× |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $2,681.00 | $2,681.00 | $2,681.00 | 1.0× |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 1 | $812.00 | $812.00 | $812.00 | 1.0× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,848.44 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 5.4× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $595.11 | $595.11 | $595.11 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Winamac, IN single city | 1 | $633.50 | $633.50 | $633.50 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 2 | $1,395.00 | $1,460.70 | $1,526.40 | 1.1× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 1 | $705.50 | $705.50 | $705.50 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | $3,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $14,153.15 | $14,523.26 | $14,893.36 | 1.1× |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $618.15 | $618.15 | $618.15 | 1.0× |
Common questions
Does it help arthritis?
Studies show little benefit for knee arthritis alone; it is used for specific cartilage problems.
Is it done as an outpatient?
Yes, it is usually a same-day procedure.
Other knee arthroscopy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.