Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Ohio
In Ohio, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $1,110.00 to $152,843.62, with a median of $13,585.57. The lowest price is at Henry County Hospital (Napoleon). The highest price is 137.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $13,585.57, is 177% above the US median of $4,899.91.
- Ohio ranks 32nd of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,110.00Henry County Hospital
Median$13,585.57half of hospitals charge less
Highest$152,843.62in Ohio
Lowest saves$12,475.57vs the median
Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry County Hospital lowest Napoleon · Napoleon, OH ARTHRO, KNEE; DEB/SH AC-PRO | $1,110.00 | $1,480.00 | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
| Knox Community Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Arthroscopy Knee; Debrid/Shv Ac | $1,241.62 | $1,552.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Knee Arthroscopysurgery | $3,553.20 | $3,948.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR KNEE SCOPE,SHAVE ARTICULAR CART | $3,683.99 | $4,093.33 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Genesis Hospital one side Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Arthrs Knee Surg Debridement/Shvg Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $7,899.99 | $13,166.65 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty)" | $7,983.09 | $15,966.18 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Health Institute Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY6 | $8,000.00 | $21,280.00 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain · Cleveland, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg | $9,783.30 | $16,305.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital one side Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $10,857.05 | $18,095.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital one side Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|LEFT SIDE | $12,460.75 | $20,767.92 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center one side Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $14,710.38 | $24,517.30 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital one side Batavia · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $15,053.40 | $25,089.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital one side Tiffin · Tiffin, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|LEFT SIDE | $15,116.88 | $25,194.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $19,096.24 | $22,466.17 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $19,096.24 | $22,466.17 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $19,096.24 | $22,466.17 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Charles Hospital one side Oregon · Toledo, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $19,135.80 | $31,893.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $19,589.77 | $32,649.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital New Albany · Columbus, OH PR Arthroscopy Knee Surgical Debridement/Shaving Articular Cartilage | $25,963.11 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St Vincent Medical Center one side Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrs Knee Debridement/Shaving Artclr Crtlg|RIGHT SIDE | $152,843.62 | $254,739.37 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 3 | $12,460.75 | $15,053.40 |
| Toledo, OH | 3 | $14,710.38 | $19,135.80 |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $19,096.24 | $22,529.68 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 2 | $7,983.09 | $9,420.07 |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 |
| Cleveland, OH | 1 | $9,783.30 | $9,783.30 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $19,096.24 | $19,096.24 |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,241.62 | $1,241.62 |
| Napoleon, OH | 1 | $1,110.00 | $1,110.00 |
| Tiffin, OH | 1 | $15,116.88 | $15,116.88 |
| Upper Sandusky, OH | 1 | $3,683.99 | $3,683.99 |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $7,899.99 | $7,899.99 |
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
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$3,364.20
- North Dakota$4,325.51, 4 hospitals
- 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.