Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $1,270.97 to $23,202.81, with a median of $6,833.03. The lowest price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center (Oklahoma City). The highest price is 18.3× the lowest.
- The median here, $6,833.03, is 39% above the US median of $4,903.16.
- Oklahoma ranks 20th 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 Nov 6, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,270.97OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center
Median$6,833.03half of hospitals charge less
Highest$23,202.81in Oklahoma
Lowest saves$5,562.06vs the median
Hospitals in Oklahoma, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center one side lowest Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,270.97 | $12,709.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Newman Memorial Hospital Shattuck · Shattuck, OK HP ARTHROSCOPY WITH PATELLAR SHAVE | $2,060.40 | $2,575.50 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Duncan Regional Hospital Duncan · Duncan, OK KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,615.10 | — | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK Arthrs Knee Surg Debridement/Shvg Artclr Crtlg | $6,774.73 | $10,422.66 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore · Ardmore, OK Arthrs Knee Surg Debridement/Shvg Artclr Crtlg | $6,891.33 | $10,602.05 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mangum Regional Medical Center Mangum · Mangum, OK Removal or shaving of knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $7,761.71 | $14,373.54 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Alliancehealth Durant Durant · Durant, OK KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $9,764.74 | $81,372.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ada Ada · Ada, OK Arthrs Knee Surg Debridement/Shvg Artclr Crtlg | $23,202.81 | $35,696.63 | Jun 11, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $1,270.97 | $4,022.85 |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $23,202.81 | $23,202.81 |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $6,891.33 | $6,891.33 |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $9,764.74 | $9,764.74 |
| Mangum, OK | 1 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 |
| Shattuck, OK | 1 | $2,060.40 | $2,060.40 |
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
- Ohio$13,585.57
- 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.