Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $3,808.65 to $16,326.41, with a median of $9,348.04. The lowest price is at White Mountain Regional Medical Center (Springerville). The highest price is 4.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $9,348.04, is 91% above the US median of $4,899.91.
- Arizona ranks 26th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29877. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,808.65White Mountain Regional Medical Center
Median$9,348.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,326.41in Arizona
Lowest saves$5,539.39vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center lowest Springerville · Springerville, AZ ARTHROSCOPY KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING | $3,808.65 | $6,681.85 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ ARTHRS KNEE SURG DBRDMT/SHVG | $4,015.22 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,950.80 | $38,615.58 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $8,968.92 | $37,370.51 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Sahuarita Hospital Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $9,727.16 | $54,039.77 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $10,484.57 | $43,685.70 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $13,721.70 | $114,347.53 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) | $16,326.41 | $27,210.69 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $6,950.80 | $9,348.04 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 2 | $13,721.70 | $15,024.06 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $3,808.65 | $3,808.65 |
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
What knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing explained.
Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) in other states
- Alabama$8,797.52
- Alaska$11,030.55, 2 hospitals
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.