Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in California
In California, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts: from $890.97 to $24,557.37, with a median of $4,187.00. The lowest price is at Healdsburg Hospital (Healdsburg). The highest price is 27.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$890.97Healdsburg Hospital
Median$4,187.00half pay less
Highest$24,557.37in California
Lowest saves$3,296.03vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healdsburg Hospital lowest Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 29880 ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $890.97 | $1,747.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Ambulatory Surgery û Cigna Grouper Schedule* Grouper 4 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery | $1,675.86 | $1,675.86 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | $1,973.00 | $1,973.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | $2,473.00 | $2,473.00 | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $10,000.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $14,437.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $4,548.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $21,562.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Paradise Valley Hospital National City · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29880 - | $4,187.00 | $21,945.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $21,659.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29880 - OR36029880 | $4,187.00 | $13,312.20 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Grouper - 4 | $5,642.80 | $8,681.23 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHRS KNEE W/MENISCECTOMY MED&LAT W/SHAVING | $9,996.00 | $17,850.00 | — source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $13,709.47 | $25,866.93 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | $24,557.37 | $44,649.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 14 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 5 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $1,675.86 | $9,996.00 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $890.97 | $5,443.48 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $13,709.47 | $13,709.47 |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,973.00 | $1,973.00 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $9,996.00 | $9,996.00 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $2,473.00 | $2,473.00 |
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.
Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts in other states
- Alabama$4,244.60
- Alaska$7,685.72
- Arizona$2,287.11
- Arkansas$4,623.79
- Connecticut$2,282.10
- Delaware$13,604.30
- Florida$6,045.87
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$5,248.74
- Indiana$1,338.40
- Iowa$1,380.80
- Kansas$10,281.41
- Kentucky$1,416.45
- Louisiana$2,731.20
- Maine$471.99
- Maryland$3,257.23
- Massachusetts$8,347.25
- Michigan$2,162.40
- Minnesota$2,456.62
- Mississippi$13,459.23
- Missouri$7,041.14
- Montana$1,734.98
- Nebraska$2,428.34
- Nevada$3,559.00
- New Hampshire$2,550.00
- New Jersey$4,330.30
- New York$2,294.56
- Ohio$2,288.37
- Oklahoma$6,945.40
- Oregon$1,656.75
- Pennsylvania$1,264.00
- Rhode Island$5,742.81
- South Carolina$4,523.40
- South Dakota$4,729.96
- Tennessee$6,207.43
- Texas$5,706.11
- Vermont$1,635.55
- Virginia$14,894.40
- Washington$1,902.70
- West Virginia$617.00
- Wisconsin$2,958.15
- Wyoming$2,709.13
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.