Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $1,350.87 to $6,185.25, with a median of $3,218.68. The lowest price is at Methodist Fremont Health (Fremont). The highest price is 4.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,218.68, is 34% below the US median of $4,899.91.
- Nebraska ranks 4th 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 Oct 17, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,350.87Methodist Fremont Health
Median$3,218.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,185.25in Nebraska
Lowest saves$1,867.81vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont · Fremont, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG DEBRIDEMENT-SHVG ARTCLR CRTLG | $1,350.87 | $3,651.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Removal or shaving of knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $1,496.70 | $1,663.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA ARTHRS KNEE SURG DEBRIDEMENT-SHVG ARTCLR CRTLG | $2,579.76 | $7,166.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG DBRDMT/SHVG | $3,857.60 | $4,822.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Removal or shaving of knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $4,142.40 | $5,178.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital one side Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $6,185.25 | $8,247.00 | Mar 5, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $2,579.76 | $4,382.50 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $3,857.60 | $3,857.60 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $4,142.40 | $4,142.40 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $1,496.70 | $1,496.70 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 |
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
- Michigan$4,836.05
- Minnesota$2,437.50
- Mississippi$3,267.64
- Missouri$6,939.09
- Montana$2,010.52, 4 hospitals
- 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.