Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $3,244.61 to $25,603.80, with a median of $4,291.71. The lowest price is at JFK University Medical Center (Edison) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 7.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $4,291.71, is 12% below the US median of $4,899.91.
- New Jersey ranks 10th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 30 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Why New Jersey prices look low: under state law (P.L.2008, c.60), a hospital may not charge an uninsured New Jersey resident whose family income is below 500% of the federal poverty level more than 115% of what Medicare pays for the same service. If that is you, ask the hospital's billing office to apply this limit; a separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.
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$3,244.61JFK University Medical Center + 1 more
Median$4,291.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$25,603.80in New Jersey
Lowest saves$1,047.10vs the median
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| JFK University Medical Center lowest Edison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,244.61 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ocean Medical Center lowest Brick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,244.61 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,545.97 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,591.33 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,591.33 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Riverview Medical Center Red Bank · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,591.33 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Old Bridge Medical Center Old Bridge · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,594.44 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,594.44 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Community Medical Center Toms River · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $3,786.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,821.05 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Palisades Medical Center North Bergen · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $3,821.05 | $7,566.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $3,963.36 | $22,776.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $3,986.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $4,130.83 | $10,348.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ARTHRS KNEE SURG DBRDMT/SHVG | $4,233.42 | — | Aug 30, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,350.00 | — | Mar 3, 2026 source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $4,557.85 | $22,776.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $4,557.85 | $22,776.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $4,557.85 | $22,776.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,627.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,881.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township · Trenton-Princeton, NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,110.00 | — | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,339.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,419.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick New Brunswick · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,741.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,855.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,311.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,839.00 | — | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $9,532.36 | $40,427.09 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Removal or shaving of knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $25,603.80 | $25,603.80 | Sep 23, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 27 | $3,244.61 | $4,130.83 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,557.85 | $4,557.85 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 |
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
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
- Nebraska$3,218.68
- Nevada$3,765.30, 3 hospitals
- New Hampshire$754.05, 1 hospital
- 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.