Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $2,562.00 to $28,686.00, with a median of $8,718.00. The lowest price is at Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica (Villa Rica). The highest price is 11.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,718.00, is 78% above the US median of $4,899.91.
- Georgia ranks 24th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 15 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Oct 31, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,562.00Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica
Median$8,718.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$28,686.00in Georgia
Lowest saves$6,156.00vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica one side lowest Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,562.00 | $6,405.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville · Sandersville, GA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE CHONDROPLASTY | $2,603.50 | $5,207.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Southern Regional Medical Center Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29877 - OR36029877 | $3,265.00 | $26,472.60 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Hospital Louisville · Louisville, GA ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING | $3,295.75 | $6,591.50 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton one side Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $3,470.80 | $8,677.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $7,155.00 | $11,925.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Arthroscopy Knee Surgical; Debridement/Shaving Of Articular Cartilage | $8,718.00 | $8,718.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $12,052.54 | $44,639.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Removal/shaving of knee joint cartilage w/endoscope | $28,686.00 | $28,686.00 | May 14, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $2,562.00 | $8,718.00 |
| Louisville, GA | 1 | $3,295.75 | $3,295.75 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $2,603.50 | $2,603.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $12,052.54 | $12,052.54 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $7,155.00 | $7,155.00 |
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
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Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) in other states
- 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
- 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.