Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in New York
In New York, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $927.39 to $17,560.17, with a median of $3,839.54. The lowest price is at Bertrand Chaffee Hospital (Springville). The highest price is 18.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,839.54, is 22% below the US median of $4,899.91.
- New York ranks 8th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 28 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$927.39Bertrand Chaffee Hospital
Median$3,839.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,560.17in New York
Lowest saves$2,912.15vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital lowest Springville · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY DEBRIDEMENT 29877 | $927.39 | $1,091.05 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $1,379.84 | $2,314.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT | $1,861.00 | $1,861.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT | $1,861.00 | $1,861.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $1,879.65 | — | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center one side Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $3,202.00 | $3,202.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,342.87 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Bellevue Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $8,421.47 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $8,421.47 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $8,421.47 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $8,421.47 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $8,421.47 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,839.54 | $10,431.68 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,083.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Luke's Cornwall Newburgh · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Knee arthroscopy surgery | $4,084.39 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,126.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,278.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,364.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $5,583.02 | $13,829.63 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Medical Center Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHRS KNEE DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING ARTCLR CRTLG | $6,193.38 | $9,470.00 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,542.00 | — | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital one side Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $11,019.00 | $11,019.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus one side Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $17,560.17 | $17,560.17 | Jul 27, 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 | 23 | $1,861.00 | $3,839.54 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 2 | $927.39 | $1,403.52 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $1,379.84 | $1,379.84 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 1 | $5,583.02 | $5,583.02 |
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 Jersey$4,291.71
- New Mexico$6,841.40, 4 hospitals
- 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.