Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $697.00 to $16,334.84, with a median of $4,836.05. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 23.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,836.05, is about the same as the US median of $4,899.91.
- Michigan ranks 14th 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$697.00University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$4,836.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$16,334.84in Michigan
Lowest saves$4,139.05vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $697.00 | $1,394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $697.00 | $1,394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $697.00 | $1,394.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI KNEE ARTHRO/SURG-PhHOS | $1,053.60 | $1,317.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Arthrs Knee Surg Debridement/Shvg Artclr Crtlg | $1,133.92 | $1,492.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRS KNEE SURG DBRDMT/SHVG | $4,499.12 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRS KNEE SURG DBRDMT/SHVG | $4,499.12 | — | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,821.28 | $9,642.56 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,850.81 | $9,701.61 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) | $5,329.82 | $8,883.04 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,456.03 | $10,912.06 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,685.80 | $11,371.59 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $7,330.50 | $14,661.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $13,731.50 | $27,462.99 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) | $13,822.96 | $23,038.26 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $16,334.84 | $32,669.67 | Dec 31, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $4,499.12 | $4,660.20 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $697.00 | $697.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $4,850.81 | $4,850.81 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $1,133.92 | $1,133.92 |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $7,330.50 | $7,330.50 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $697.00 | $697.00 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $13,822.96 | $13,822.96 |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $5,329.82 | $5,329.82 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $5,456.03 | $5,456.03 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,053.60 | $1,053.60 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $16,334.84 | $16,334.84 |
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
- 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
- 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.