Surgery and procedures CPT 29877 New Mexico Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in New Mexico

In New Mexico, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $765.00 to $20,031.45, with a median of $10,388.07. The lowest price is at Artesia General Hospital (Artesia). The highest price is 26.2× the lowest.

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 27, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$765.00Artesia General Hospital
Median$10,388.07half pay less
Highest$20,031.45in New Mexico
Lowest saves$9,623.07vs the median

Hospitals in New Mexico, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Artesia General Hospital lowest Artesia · Carlsbad-Artesia, NM KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $765.00 $1,275.00 Feb 20, 2026
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Mountain View Regional Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $10,388.07 $38,474.33 Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces · Las Cruces, NM Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) $20,031.45 $33,385.75 —
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Las Cruces, NM 2 $10,388.07 $15,209.76
Carlsbad-Artesia, NM 1 $765.00 $765.00

What it is

This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon smooths rough or loose cartilage.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.

Knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty) in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.