Surgery and procedures CPT 29880 235 markets

Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost without insurance

Across 235 US markets, hospitals list an outpatient cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts from $287.28 to $35,454.57. The median market price is $2,550.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.

Collected Sep 27, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Knee arthroscopy costs

Lowest$287.28any market
Median market$2,550.00middle of market medians
Highest$35,454.57any market
Listings408hospital prices

What it is

This knee arthroscopy trims torn parts of both the inner and outer meniscus through small incisions.

What the price covers

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

Why prices differ

Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.

What to ask

Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 29880 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.

Prices by state

Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.

Prices by market

Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.

MarketHospitalsLowest MedianHighest×
Anaconda, MT single city 1 $1,734.98 $1,734.98 $1,734.98 1.0×
Anna, IL single city 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Antigo, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Ada, OK 1 $17,615.94 $17,615.94 $17,615.94 1.0×
Akron, OH 3 $1,338.60 $2,113.80 $2,804.25 2.1×
Albany, OR 2 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 1.0×
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY one side 1 $5,372.61 $5,372.61 $5,372.61 1.0×
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1 $4,330.30 $4,330.30 $4,330.30 1.0×
Anchorage, AK 2 $7,261.00 $9,711.65 $12,162.29 1.7×
Ann Arbor, MI 1 $1,503.20 $1,503.20 $1,503.20 1.0×
Appleton, WI 3 $1,039.11 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 2.7×
Ardmore, OK 1 $7,030.42 $7,030.42 $7,030.42 1.0×
Astoria, OR 1 $1,656.75 $1,656.75 $1,656.75 1.0×
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 9 $8,718.00 $8,718.00 $33,715.00 3.9×
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1 $4,233.42 $4,233.42 $4,233.42 1.0×
Auburn-Opelika, AL 1 $3,170.20 $3,170.20 $3,170.20 1.0×
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX 7 $6,826.30 $6,826.30 $6,826.30 1.0×
Bad Axe, MI single city 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Berlin, WI single city 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Blue Hill, ME single city 1 $768.12 $768.12 $768.12 1.0×
Buckhannon, WV single city 1 $598.00 $598.00 $598.00 1.0×
Baker City, OR 1 $1,578.20 $1,578.20 $1,578.20 1.0×
Bakersfield-Delano, CA 1 $13,709.47 $13,709.47 $13,709.47 1.0×
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1 $1,133.00 $1,133.00 $1,133.00 1.0×
Bangor, ME 1 $458.22 $458.22 $458.22 1.0×
Barre, VT 1 $2,035.85 $2,035.85 $2,035.85 1.0×
Bay City, MI 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Bennington, VT 1 $1,635.55 $1,635.55 $1,635.55 1.0×
Birmingham, AL 1 $4,244.60 $4,244.60 $4,244.60 1.0×
Boise City, ID 4 $1,264.00 $4,070.50 $6,877.00 5.4×
Brattleboro, VT 1 $946.54 $946.54 $946.54 1.0×
Brenham, TX 1 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 4 $1,699.62 $2,294.56 $2,294.56 1.4×
Burlington-South Burlington, VT 1 $2,317.00 $2,317.00 $2,317.00 1.0×
Caro, MI single city 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Cedar Rapids, IA single city 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Centerville, IA single city 1 $1,666.00 $1,666.00 $1,666.00 1.0×
Coudersport, PA single city 1 $1,742.40 $1,742.40 $1,742.40 1.0×
Canton-Massillon, OH 1 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 1.0×
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL 5 $6,045.87 $6,045.87 $7,332.10 1.2×
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 2 $1,511.25 $9,128.55 $16,745.84 11.1×
Cedar Rapids, IA 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1 $629.38 $629.38 $629.38 1.0×
Cheyenne, WY 1 $2,709.13 $2,709.13 $2,709.13 1.0×
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 9 $558.01 $21,626.14 $26,107.62 46.8×
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 1 $2,288.37 $2,288.37 $2,288.37 1.0×
Clarksville, TN-KY 1 $6,207.43 $6,207.43 $6,207.43 1.0×
Cleveland, OH 2 $1,548.40 $1,831.10 $2,113.80 1.4×
Clinton, IA one side 1 $20,048.57 $20,048.57 $20,048.57 1.0×
College Station-Bryan, TX 1 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
Columbus, IN 1 $19,194.90 $19,194.90 $19,194.90 1.0×
Columbus, OH 4 $2,555.10 $23,509.57 $32,658.14 12.8×
Coos Bay-North Bend, OR 1 $1,627.02 $1,627.02 $1,627.02 1.0×
Corning, NY 1 $532.00 $532.00 $532.00 1.0×
Corvallis, OR 1 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 1.0×
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $983.00 $983.00 $983.00 1.0×
Decorah, IA single city 1 $1,444.80 $1,444.80 $1,444.80 1.0×
Dillon, MT single city 1 $1,216.00 $1,216.00 $1,216.00 1.0×
Dover Foxcroft, ME single city 1 $485.76 $485.76 $485.76 1.0×
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 4 $2,124.00 $6,165.90 $22,972.81 10.8×
Danville, VA 1 $13,772.40 $13,772.40 $13,772.40 1.0×
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Decatur, IN 1 $3,775.00 $3,775.00 $3,775.00 1.0×
Defiance, OH 1 $12,772.20 $12,772.20 $12,772.20 1.0×
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 3 $1,264.00 $1,380.80 $20,337.35 16.1×
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 8 $770.39 $1,466.40 $2,162.40 2.8×
Dubuque, IA 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Duluth, MN-WI 2 $1,088.43 $1,782.09 $2,475.74 2.3×
Durant, OK 1 $10,507.77 $10,507.77 $10,507.77 1.0×
Eagle River, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
East Amery, WI single city 1 $1,241.97 $1,241.97 $1,241.97 1.0×
Ellsworth, ME single city 1 $387.50 $387.50 $387.50 1.0×
Eau Claire, WI 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Elkhart-Goshen, IN 2 $5,520.20 $8,449.63 $11,379.05 2.1×
Erie, PA 1 $287.28 $287.28 $287.28 1.0×
Evansville, IN 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Fairbanks-College, AK 1 $5,865.30 $5,865.30 $5,865.30 1.0×
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR 2 $671.20 $4,782.69 $8,894.18 13.3×
Flint, MI 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Fond du Lac, WI 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Fort Dodge, IA 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Fort Smith, AR-OK 1 $4,623.79 $4,623.79 $4,623.79 1.0×
Fort Wayne, IN 4 $511.68 $575.64 $639.60 1.2×
Fremont, NE 1 $1,350.87 $1,350.87 $1,350.87 1.0×
Fresno, CA 1 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Gassaway, WV single city 1 $598.00 $598.00 $598.00 1.0×
Grinnell, IA single city 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Grand Rapids, MN 1 $1,088.43 $1,088.43 $1,088.43 1.0×
Great Falls, MT 1 $6,489.22 $6,489.22 $6,489.22 1.0×
Harbor Beach, MI single city 1 $936.00 $936.00 $936.00 1.0×
Hailey, ID 1 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 1.0×
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 3 $5,038.40 $6,637.02 $6,987.12 1.4×
Helena, MT 1 $6,185.89 $6,185.89 $6,185.89 1.0×
Henderson, KY 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Hermitage, PA 1 $367.08 $367.08 $367.08 1.0×
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $4,523.40 $4,523.40 $4,523.40 1.0×
Hood River, OR 1 $1,656.75 $1,656.75 $1,656.75 1.0×
Houghton, MI 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1 $3,234.32 $3,234.32 $3,234.32 1.0×
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH 1 $21,059.08 $21,059.08 $21,059.08 1.0×
Huntsville, AL 1 $11,289.94 $11,289.94 $11,289.94 1.0×
Iron River, MI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Ironwood, MI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN 2 $1,176.74 $1,257.57 $1,338.40 1.1×
Jackson, MI 1 $715.20 $715.20 $715.20 1.0×
Jackson, MS 1 $17,018.86 $17,018.86 $17,018.86 1.0×
Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY 1 $351.12 $351.12 $351.12 1.0×
Jasper, IN 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Joplin, MO-KS 3 $5,912.85 $9,082.76 $10,281.41 1.7×
Kodiak, AK single city 1 $8,110.44 $8,110.44 $8,110.44 1.0×
Kansas City, MO-KS 3 $817.44 $817.44 $3,261.00 4.0×
Killeen-Temple, TX 3 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
Linton, IN single city 1 $2,693.49 $2,693.49 $2,693.49 1.0×
Litchfield, IL single city 1 $7,008.48 $7,008.48 $7,008.48 1.0×
Lancaster, PA 1 $6,113.99 $6,113.99 $6,113.99 1.0×
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 1 $3,765.30 $3,765.30 $3,765.30 1.0×
Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT 2 $841.50 $2,629.15 $4,416.80 5.2×
Lima, OH 1 $3,553.20 $3,553.20 $3,553.20 1.0×
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 14 $1,471.60 $1,471.60 $5,642.80 3.8×
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 1 $649.80 $649.80 $649.80 1.0×
Malone, NY single city 1 $2,631.00 $2,631.00 $2,631.00 1.0×
Marble Falls, TX single city 1 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
McCall, ID single city 1 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 1.0×
Medford, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Merrill, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Middlebury, VT single city 1 $1,445.00 $1,445.00 $1,445.00 1.0×
Morganfield, KY single city 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Madison, WI 2 $2,958.15 $4,817.08 $6,676.00 2.3×
Manchester-Nashua, NH 1 $2,550.00 $2,550.00 $2,550.00 1.0×
Marion-Herrin, IL 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Marshall, MO 1 $1,035.78 $1,035.78 $1,035.78 1.0×
Marshalltown, IA 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
Martinsville, VA 1 $16,016.40 $16,016.40 $16,016.40 1.0×
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 6 $9,899.60 $9,899.60 $9,899.60 1.0×
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2 $1,264.00 $1,688.90 $2,113.80 1.7×
Michigan City-La Porte, IN 1 $484.11 $484.11 $484.11 1.0×
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5 $1,342.35 $2,437.50 $3,696.42 2.8×
Modesto, CA 1 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Mount Pleasant, MI 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Mount Vernon, IL 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Muscatine, IA 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
New London, WI single city 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Newberry, MI single city 1 $1,004.22 $1,004.22 $1,004.22 1.0×
Newport, VT single city 1 $3,417.60 $3,417.60 $3,417.60 1.0×
Norwich, CT single city 1 $3,290.00 $3,290.00 $3,290.00 1.0×
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2 $903.35 $1,292.73 $1,682.10 1.9×
New Castle, IN 1 $3,909.71 $3,909.71 $3,909.71 1.0×
New Philadelphia-Dover, OH 1 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 1.0×
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 16 $674.49 $3,839.54 $35,454.57 52.6×
Newport, OR 2 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 $1,872.00 1.0×
Olla, LA single city 1 $2,731.20 $2,731.20 $2,731.20 1.0×
Ontario, CA single city 1 $1,471.60 $1,471.60 $1,471.60 1.0×
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $5,381.46 $5,381.46 $5,381.46 1.0×
Oklahoma City, OK 3 $2,028.65 $3,812.90 $6,860.37 3.4×
Omaha, NE-IA 4 $2,285.70 $2,428.34 $2,579.76 1.1×
Ontario, OR-ID 1 $1,728.84 $1,728.84 $1,728.84 1.0×
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL 1 $19,729.00 $19,729.00 $19,729.00 1.0×
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI 2 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Perryville, MO single city 2 $2,173.50 $4,607.32 $7,041.14 3.2×
Petersburg, WV single city 1 $956.80 $956.80 $956.80 1.0×
Pikeville, TN single city 1 $344.49 $344.49 $344.49 1.0×
Pittsfield, ME single city 1 $500.48 $500.48 $500.48 1.0×
Polson, MT single city 1 $830.40 $830.40 $830.40 1.0×
Presque Isle, ME single city 1 $458.22 $458.22 $458.22 1.0×
Princeton, IN single city 1 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 $1,416.45 1.0×
Pulaski, TN single city 1 $7,745.38 $7,745.38 $7,745.38 1.0×
Peru, IN 1 $1,066.00 $1,066.00 $1,066.00 1.0×
Petoskey, MI 1 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 $2,162.40 1.0×
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6 $1,264.00 $3,281.50 $31,627.41 25.0×
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1 $4,015.22 $4,015.22 $4,015.22 1.0×
Pittsburg, KS 1 $12,226.08 $12,226.08 $12,226.08 1.0×
Pittsburgh, PA 6 $303.24 $359.10 $414.96 1.4×
Plattsburgh, NY 1 $1,348.00 $1,348.00 $1,348.00 1.0×
Port St. Lucie, FL 1 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 1.0×
Port Townsend, WA 1 $1,406.40 $1,406.40 $1,406.40 1.0×
Portland-South Portland, ME 2 $364.52 $751.66 $1,138.80 3.1×
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 5 $1,049.10 $1,049.10 $1,049.10 1.0×
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA 1 $5,742.81 $5,742.81 $5,742.81 1.0×
Rhinelander, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Richmond, CA single city 1 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Ripley, WV single city 1 $617.00 $617.00 $617.00 1.0×
Rapid City, SD 1 $4,729.96 $4,729.96 $4,729.96 1.0×
Reading, PA 1 $5,485.51 $5,485.51 $5,485.51 1.0×
Redding, CA 1 $4,187.00 $4,187.00 $4,187.00 1.0×
Reno, NV 2 $2,473.00 $3,016.00 $3,559.00 1.4×
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 5 $1,471.60 $1,471.60 $4,187.00 2.8×
Rochester, NY 4 $970.78 $3,007.41 $3,883.81 4.0×
St. Johnsbury, VT single city 1 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 $1,125.00 1.0×
Summersville, WV single city 1 $617.00 $617.00 $617.00 1.0×
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA 3 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Salem, OR 2 $1,049.10 $2,005.05 $2,961.00 2.8×
Salinas, CA 1 $1,973.00 $1,973.00 $1,973.00 1.0×
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA 5 $1,471.60 $1,471.60 $24,557.37 16.7×
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 9 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA 2 $890.97 $5,443.49 $9,996.00 11.2×
Seaford, DE 1 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 $2,000.00 1.0×
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2 $2,399.00 $3,202.02 $4,005.03 1.7×
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL 1 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 $2,113.80 1.0×
Shawano, WI 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Shelbyville, TN 1 $903.35 $903.35 $903.35 1.0×
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 1 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 $1,380.80 1.0×
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI one side 1 $20,124.65 $20,124.65 $20,124.65 1.0×
Springfield, MA 2 $1,264.00 $2,337.00 $3,410.00 2.7×
Springfield, MO 2 $11,701.64 $11,701.64 $11,701.64 1.0×
St. Louis, MO-IL 4 $6,788.61 $7,855.24 $8,449.62 1.2×
Stevens Point-Plover, WI 2 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Stockton-Lodi, CA 1 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 1.0×
Storm Lake, IA 1 $1,315.20 $1,315.20 $1,315.20 1.0×
Syracuse, NY one side 1 $19,796.59 $19,796.59 $19,796.59 1.0×
Temple, TX single city 1 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
Tomahawk, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Torrington, CT single city 1 $2,282.10 $2,282.10 $2,282.10 1.0×
Two Harbors, MN single city 1 $3,745.47 $3,745.47 $3,745.47 1.0×
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 1 $31,045.79 $31,045.79 $31,045.79 1.0×
Terre Haute, IN 1 $993.00 $993.00 $993.00 1.0×
Toledo, OH 2 $1,620.00 $10,258.20 $18,896.40 11.7×
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA 1 $2,473.00 $2,473.00 $2,473.00 1.0×
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 1 $903.35 $903.35 $903.35 1.0×
Twin Falls, ID 1 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 $6,877.00 1.0×
Vallejo, CA 3 $1,675.86 $9,996.00 $9,996.00 6.0×
Waterbury, CT single city 1 $1,264.00 $1,264.00 $1,264.00 1.0×
Waupaca, WI single city 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Wellsville, NY single city 1 $452.00 $452.00 $452.00 1.0×
Wild Rose, WI single city 1 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 $2,796.81 1.0×
Winamac, IN single city 1 $523.60 $523.60 $523.60 1.0×
Woodruff, WI single city 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Waco, TX 1 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 $5,706.11 1.0×
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA 3 $1,264.00 $1,264.00 $1,380.80 1.1×
Wausau, WI 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Wheeling, WV-OH 1 $640.50 $640.50 $640.50 1.0×
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI 1 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 $2,958.15 1.0×
Worcester, MA 2 $13,284.50 $14,686.44 $16,088.37 1.2×
Yuma, AZ 1 $559.00 $559.00 $559.00 1.0×

Common questions

How is it different from 29881?

29881 treats one meniscus.

How long is recovery?

Usually a few weeks.

Other knee arthroscopy prices

Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.