Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) is $4,899.91 across 537 US hospitals; most list between $1,640.64 and $14,333.03. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 300 markets is $346.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Knee arthroscopy costs
Lowest$346.00any market
Median market$4,686.33middle of market medians
Most below$14,333.039 in 10 hospitals
Listings532hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,043.37 and the lowest a median of $1,439.50. At 395 of 487 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 29877?
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
Among 33 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($2,100.85), Minnesota ($2,437.50) and Wisconsin ($3,084.87), and highest in Virginia ($14,256.20), Ohio ($13,585.57) and Indiana ($11,045.90).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$8,797.52
- Alaska$11,030.55, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$9,348.04
- Arkansas$3,665.38
- California$9,465.00
- Colorado$10,718.50
- Connecticut$3,635.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$3,381.70, 2 hospitals
- Florida$10,690.00
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Hawaii$10,988.60, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$4,870.60
- Indiana$11,045.90
- Iowa$2,100.85
- Kansas$4,390.38
- Kentucky$7,908.81
- Louisiana$4,002.40
- Maine$1,821.71, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$1,626.00, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$6,432.38
- Michigan$4,836.05
- Minnesota$2,437.50
- Mississippi$3,267.64
- Missouri$6,939.09
- Montana$2,010.52, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,218.68
- Nevada$3,765.30, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$754.05, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$4,291.71
- New Mexico$6,841.40, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$3,364.20
- North Dakota$4,325.51, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$13,585.57
- Oklahoma$6,833.03
- Oregon$3,374.54, 4 hospitals
- Pennsylvania$5,993.50
- Rhode Island$5,613.32, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$10,884.90
- South Dakota$4,474.62, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$6,199.01
- Texas$4,508.71
- Utah$4,764.89, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$4,048.54, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$14,256.20
- Washington$4,906.40
- West Virginia$4,725.50
- Wisconsin$3,084.87
- Wyoming$4,262.46, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $1,401.85 | $1,401.85 | $1,401.85 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $23,202.81 | $23,202.81 | $23,202.81 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM one side | 1 | $3,294.72 | $3,294.72 | $3,294.72 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,557.85 | $4,557.85 | $4,557.85 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $3,857.60 | $3,857.60 | $3,857.60 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $4,142.40 | $4,142.40 | $4,142.40 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 | $1,044.00 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $18,120.15 | $18,120.15 | $18,120.15 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 | $3,105.00 | 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× |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $1,616.16 | $1,616.16 | $1,616.16 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $11,517.03 | $11,517.03 | $11,517.03 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $1,830.00 | $2,107.80 | $2,385.60 | 1.3× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $6,924.56 | $6,924.56 | $6,924.56 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $2,562.00 | $8,718.00 | $28,686.00 | 11.2× |
| 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 | 8 | $2,794.49 | $4,304.96 | $4,304.96 | 1.5× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $16,646.68 | $16,646.68 | $16,646.68 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,766.91 | $1,766.91 | $1,766.91 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $4,012.91 | $4,012.91 | $4,012.91 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $4,850.81 | $4,850.81 | $4,850.81 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $5,793.75 | $5,793.75 | $5,793.75 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $4,899.91 | $4,899.91 | $4,899.91 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $2,152.65 | $5,039.32 | $24,430.66 | 11.3× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA one side | 1 | $4,252.00 | $4,252.00 | $4,252.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $5,628.68 | $7,624.50 | $11,990.61 | 2.1× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 2 | $1,143.00 | $3,787.69 | $6,432.38 | 5.6× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS one side | 1 | $1,265.60 | $1,265.60 | $1,265.60 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $927.39 | $1,403.52 | $1,879.65 | 2.0× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $7,098.83 | $7,098.83 | $7,098.83 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $1,496.70 | $1,496.70 | $1,496.70 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $10,722.12 | $10,722.12 | $23,485.37 | 2.2× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $6,240.38 | $6,240.38 | $6,240.38 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $1,402.50 | $1,402.50 | $1,402.50 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $4,262.46 | $4,262.46 | $4,262.46 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $2,121.75 | $2,121.75 | $2,121.75 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $4,398.00 | $4,398.00 | $4,398.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,461.00 | $5,194.50 | $5,928.00 | 1.3× |
| Charleston-Mattoon, IL | 1 | $4,389.00 | $4,389.00 | $4,389.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC one side | 3 | $14,500.33 | $16,388.41 | $16,860.58 | 1.2× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 14 | $631.22 | $11,964.32 | $86,358.05 | 136.8× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $12,460.75 | $15,053.40 | $19,589.77 | 1.6× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $5,814.00 | $5,814.00 | $5,814.00 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $9,783.30 | $9,783.30 | $9,783.30 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | $13,767.00 | 1.0× |
| 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 | 2 | $19,096.24 | $22,529.68 | $25,963.11 | 1.4× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $3,841.50 | $3,841.50 | $3,841.50 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $10,907.22 | $10,907.22 | $10,907.22 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 7 | $2,078.40 | $9,513.54 | $24,871.07 | 12.0× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $14,256.20 | $14,256.20 | $14,256.20 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $11,953.50 | $11,953.50 | $11,953.50 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,133.92 | $1,133.92 | $1,133.92 | 1.0× |
| Denison, IA single city | 1 | $876.80 | $876.80 | $876.80 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $1,327.20 | $1,811.00 | $4,785.00 | 3.6× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $4,499.12 | $4,660.20 | $13,731.50 | 3.1× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $3,823.40 | $3,823.40 | $3,823.40 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $9,969.07 | $10,400.87 | $10,832.67 | 1.1× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $4,262.46 | $4,262.46 | $4,262.46 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,247.68 | $1,247.68 | $1,247.68 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO one side | 1 | $10,864.50 | $10,864.50 | $10,864.50 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $9,764.74 | $9,764.74 | $9,764.74 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $3,882.85 | $3,882.85 | $3,882.85 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $5,520.20 | $15,310.97 | $25,101.73 | 4.5× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,313.25 | $1,313.25 | $1,313.25 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $8,253.19 | $8,253.19 | $8,253.19 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 1 | $8,137.35 | $8,137.35 | $8,137.35 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | $9,979.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $657.71 | $657.71 | $657.71 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $3,364.20 | $3,364.20 | $3,364.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 7 | $1,692.93 | $7,628.98 | $11,951.59 | 7.1× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $7,330.50 | $7,330.50 | $7,330.50 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $4,160.52 | $4,729.29 | $4,729.29 | 1.1× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $11,045.90 | $11,447.38 | $11,848.86 | 1.1× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $3,616.00 | $3,616.00 | $3,616.00 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,920.00 | $6,144.29 | $9,368.57 | 3.2× |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $1,204.00 | $1,204.00 | $1,204.00 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $5,320.00 | $5,320.00 | $5,320.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $10,007.00 | $10,007.00 | $10,007.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,011.83 | $3,011.83 | $3,011.83 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $12,237.03 | $12,237.03 | $12,237.03 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $3,690.12 | $3,690.12 | $3,690.12 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $3,379.81 | $3,379.81 | $3,379.81 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $697.00 | $697.00 | $697.00 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $4,401.60 | $4,401.60 | $4,401.60 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $16,170.00 | $16,170.00 | $16,170.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $8,985.00 | $8,985.00 | $8,985.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 2 | $10,855.30 | $10,870.10 | $10,884.90 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $1,509.60 | $1,509.60 | $1,509.60 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $5,329.00 | $5,329.00 | $5,329.00 | 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× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $7,048.31 | $7,048.31 | $7,048.31 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $2,514.60 | $2,514.60 | $2,514.60 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $5,393.45 | $5,393.45 | $5,393.45 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,594.20 | $4,594.20 | $4,594.20 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $6,812.80 | $6,812.80 | $6,812.80 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA single city | 1 | $5,593.67 | $5,593.67 | $5,593.67 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $13,822.96 | $13,822.96 | $13,822.96 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $3,498.88 | $4,293.49 | $5,088.09 | 1.5× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $14,163.96 | $14,163.96 | $14,163.96 | 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× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $5,520.00 | $5,520.00 | $5,520.00 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $4,326.00 | $4,867.00 | $5,408.00 | 1.3× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $1,300.95 | $1,300.95 | $1,300.95 | 1.0× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $3,635.90 | $3,635.90 | $3,635.90 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $6,609.00 | $10,929.93 | $15,250.85 | 2.3× |
| Johnson, AR single city | 1 | $8,540.72 | $8,540.72 | $8,540.72 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $10,864.09 | $10,864.09 | $10,864.09 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $5,711.26 | $8,629.87 | $10,442.65 | 1.8× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $3,082.00 | $3,261.00 | $5,392.00 | 1.7× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $3,940.95 | $3,940.95 | $3,940.95 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $11,441.61 | $11,441.61 | $11,441.61 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | $10,718.50 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 4 | $2,504.81 | $3,278.77 | $4,422.10 | 1.8× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $13,721.70 | $15,024.06 | $16,326.41 | 1.2× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $697.00 | $697.00 | $5,685.80 | 8.2× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $14,504.51 | $14,504.51 | $14,504.51 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $10,388.07 | $15,209.76 | $20,031.45 | 1.9× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | 1.0× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $2,149.46 | $2,149.46 | $2,149.46 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 1 | $754.05 | $754.05 | $754.05 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 5 | $739.42 | $7,369.08 | $9,651.96 | 13.1× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $1,918.65 | $1,918.65 | $1,918.65 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $1,322.88 | $1,322.88 | $1,322.88 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $2,046.60 | $2,713.56 | $5,803.70 | 2.8× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $25,233.33 | $25,233.33 | $25,233.33 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 11 | $936.62 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 5.5× |
| Louisville, GA single city | 1 | $3,295.75 | $3,295.75 | $3,295.75 | 1.0× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $8,269.60 | $8,269.60 | $8,269.60 | 1.0× |
| Luverne, AL single city | 1 | $1,867.50 | $1,867.50 | $1,867.50 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,659.50 | $2,659.50 | $2,659.50 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $5,329.82 | $5,329.82 | $5,329.82 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $17,718.60 | $17,718.60 | $17,718.60 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $11,605.49 | $11,605.49 | $11,605.49 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | $8,372.00 | 1.0× |
| Meade, KS single city | 1 | $3,945.44 | $3,945.44 | $3,945.44 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $9,618.61 | $9,618.61 | $14,448.28 | 1.5× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $3,635.00 | $3,635.00 | $3,635.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $4,413.52 | $4,413.52 | $4,413.52 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | 1.0× |
| Minden, LA | 1 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | $2,586.99 | 1.0× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,739.14 | $2,437.50 | $3,696.42 | 2.1× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,756.19 | $1,756.19 | $1,756.19 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $55,161.51 | $55,161.51 | $55,161.51 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 1 | $2,976.56 | $2,976.56 | $2,976.56 | 1.0× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,484.70 | $1,484.70 | $1,484.70 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $4,725.50 | $4,725.50 | $4,725.50 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,062.75 | $1,062.75 | $1,062.75 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | $1,255.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Airy, NC | 1 | $743.92 | $743.92 | $743.92 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $5,456.03 | $5,456.03 | $5,456.03 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,241.62 | $1,241.62 | $1,241.62 | 1.0× |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $3,330.75 | $3,330.75 | $3,330.75 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $1,292.72 | $1,292.72 | $1,292.72 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $346.00 | $346.00 | $346.00 | 1.0× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $2,181.20 | $4,472.19 | $6,584.01 | 3.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $4,585.77 | $14,808.00 | $22,351.37 | 4.9× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 50 | $1,861.00 | $3,839.54 | $25,603.80 | 13.8× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 | $1,626.00 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $1,270.97 | $4,022.85 | $6,774.73 | 5.3× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $2,579.76 | $6,185.25 | 3.6× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $10,690.00 | $10,690.00 | $10,690.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $2,089.93 | $2,089.93 | $2,089.93 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,053.60 | $1,053.60 | $1,053.60 | 1.0× |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $503.00 | $503.00 | $503.00 | 1.0× |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $1,650.40 | $1,650.40 | $1,650.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $3,261.00 | $3,261.00 | $3,261.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $7,076.95 | $7,076.95 | $7,076.95 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,219.00 | $3,219.00 | $3,219.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $6,743.65 | $6,743.65 | $6,743.65 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $16,334.84 | $16,334.84 | $16,334.84 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,218.00 | $7,450.30 | $11,682.60 | 3.6× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $3,836.90 | $3,836.90 | $3,836.90 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,167.00 | $1,167.00 | $1,167.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $11,762.18 | $11,762.18 | $11,762.18 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $2,551.00 | $2,551.00 | $2,551.00 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $917.60 | $917.60 | $917.60 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $4,906.40 | $4,906.40 | $4,906.40 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA one side | 1 | $4,363.47 | $4,363.47 | $4,363.47 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $7,773.59 | $7,773.59 | $7,773.59 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $5,613.32 | $5,613.32 | $5,613.32 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $2,722.36 | $4,474.62 | $6,226.88 | 2.3× |
| 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 | 1 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,282.75 | $3,282.75 | $3,282.75 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $13,800.35 | $18,410.18 | $39,734.37 | 2.9× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $4,336.50 | $4,336.50 | $4,336.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 4 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $1,379.84 | $1,379.84 | $1,379.84 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $8,712.51 | $8,712.51 | $8,712.51 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $364.50 | $364.50 | $364.50 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $12,987.10 | 1.3× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $2,639.85 | $2,639.85 | $16,047.49 | 6.1× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $28,210.80 | 2.8× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $2,603.50 | $2,603.50 | $2,603.50 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $982.26 | $5,500.33 | $10,018.40 | 10.2× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $2,469.25 | $2,469.25 | $2,469.25 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $9,341.85 | $9,341.85 | $9,341.85 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $5,804.88 | $5,804.88 | $5,804.88 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $3,381.70 | $4,763.40 | 2.4× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $4,773.09 | $19,615.64 | $65,482.74 | 13.7× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $2,697.00 | $2,697.00 | $2,697.00 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $2,060.40 | $2,060.40 | $2,060.40 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | $3,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $8,031.70 | $8,935.31 | $9,838.92 | 1.2× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,310.85 | $1,310.85 | $1,310.85 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $2,978.77 | $2,978.77 | $2,978.77 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $1,876.50 | $1,876.50 | $1,876.50 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $4,002.40 | $4,002.40 | $4,002.40 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $12,747.47 | $12,747.47 | $12,747.47 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 1 | $5,975.81 | $5,975.81 | $5,975.81 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $3,808.65 | $3,808.65 | $3,808.65 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $7,278.60 | $12,302.71 | $12,302.71 | 1.7× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $998.25 | $998.25 | $998.25 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 4 | $7,134.52 | $7,929.22 | $9,656.49 | 1.4× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $956.04 | $956.04 | $956.04 | 1.0× |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $1,132.80 | $1,132.80 | $1,132.80 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $12,052.54 | $12,052.54 | $12,052.54 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $649.50 | $649.50 | $649.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $9,775.50 | $9,775.50 | $9,775.50 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $12,706.63 | $12,706.63 | $12,706.63 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH one side | 1 | $15,116.88 | $15,116.88 | $15,116.88 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $7,155.00 | $7,155.00 | $7,155.00 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH one side | 3 | $14,710.38 | $19,135.80 | $152,843.62 | 10.4× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $4,319.25 | $4,319.25 | $4,319.25 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $6,950.80 | $9,348.04 | $10,484.57 | 1.5× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $3,683.99 | $3,683.99 | $3,683.99 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 4 | $10,988.60 | $10,988.60 | $11,645.90 | 1.1× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $5,583.02 | $5,583.02 | $5,583.02 | 1.0× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $9,465.00 | $10,018.40 | $10,018.40 | 1.1× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $8,740.24 | $8,740.24 | $8,740.24 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC one side | 1 | $10,280.90 | $10,280.90 | $10,280.90 | 1.0× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | $4,712.46 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $11,436.34 | $11,436.34 | $11,436.34 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $7,465.29 | $7,465.29 | $7,465.29 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $7,712.36 | $7,712.36 | $7,712.36 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,126.72 | $3,126.72 | $3,126.72 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $13,734.31 | $13,734.31 | $13,734.31 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 2 | $2,904.33 | $4,337.92 | $5,771.50 | 2.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | $3,084.87 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $2,049.00 | $2,049.00 | $2,049.00 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 2 | $14,123.16 | $14,508.26 | $14,893.36 | 1.1× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,618.50 | $1,618.50 | $1,618.50 | 1.0× |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $14,644.00 | $14,644.00 | $14,644.00 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $7,983.09 | $9,420.07 | $10,857.05 | 1.4× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,899.99 | $7,899.99 | $7,899.99 | 1.0× |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 29877?
CPT 29877 is the billing code for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty). This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon smooths rough or loose cartilage.
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.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing has a median of $8,043.37 and the lowest a median of $1,439.50; at 395 of 487 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing?
Among 33 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($2,100.85), Minnesota ($2,437.50) and Wisconsin ($3,084.87), and highest in Virginia ($14,256.20), Ohio ($13,585.57) and Indiana ($11,045.90). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other knee arthroscopy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.