Knee arthroscopy, cartilage smoothing cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with smoothing of damaged cartilage (chondroplasty): from $2,551.00 to $14,644.00, with a median of $5,993.50. The lowest price is at Uniontown Hospital (Uniontown). The highest price is 5.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,993.50, is 22% above the US median of $4,899.91.
- Pennsylvania ranks 17th of 33 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 12 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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$2,551.00Uniontown Hospital
Median$5,993.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$14,644.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$3,442.50vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital one side lowest Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,551.00 | $5,102.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29877 - OR36029877 | $3,218.00 | $8,493.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 29877 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY Tech | $5,038.40 | $21,090.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 29877 Arthroscopy Knee Debrid Chondr | $5,485.51 | $21,090.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $5,804.88 | $24,187.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR ARTHR OSC KNEE W/DEBRIDE | $5,873.00 | $8,390.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 29877 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY Tech | $6,113.99 | $21,090.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 29877 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY Tech | $6,637.02 | $21,090.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 29877 Arthroscopy Knee Debrid Chondr | $6,987.12 | $21,090.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) | $10,864.09 | $27,160.22 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia one side Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD REMOVAL OR SHAVING OF KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $11,682.60 | $11,682.60 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Removal or shaving of knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $14,644.00 | — | Jan 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,038.40 | $6,637.02 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,218.00 | $7,450.30 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $10,864.09 | $10,864.09 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $2,551.00 | $2,551.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $5,804.88 | $5,804.88 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $14,644.00 | $14,644.00 |
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 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
- Oklahoma$6,833.03
- Oregon$3,374.54, 4 hospitals
- 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.