Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts: from $1,272.32 to $17,018.86, with a median of $5,486.32. The lowest price is at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County (Starkville). The highest price is 13.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,486.32, is 3% below the US median of $5,642.80.
- Mississippi ranks 14th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 14 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 29880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,272.32Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County
Median$5,486.32half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,018.86in Mississippi
Lowest saves$4,214.00vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County lowest Starkville · Starkville, MS 29880 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE SURGICAL WITH MENISCECTOMY MEDIAL AND LATERAL INCLUDING | $1,272.32 | $1,988.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS PF ARTHRSCPY MENISCTMY MED & | $1,289.15 | $1,289.15 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Kings Daughters Medical Center one side Brookhaven · Brookhaven, MS REMOVAL OF BOTH KNEE CARTILAGES USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,688.10 | $5,627.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS ARTHROSCOPY KNEE WITH MENISCECTOMY | $2,435.25 | $3,247.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport one side Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS REMOVAL OF BOTH KNEE CARTILAGES USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,835.40 | $14,177.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $3,496.70 | $9,201.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,363.64 | $14,076.25 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Removal of both knee cartilages using an endoscope | $6,609.00 | $6,609.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital one side Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS REMOVAL OF BOTH KNEE CARTILAGES USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,169.40 | $23,898.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $8,420.00 | $46,777.77 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $8,545.83 | $47,476.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $8,572.80 | $40,822.87 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg Meniscectomy Med&Lat W/Shaving | $9,899.60 | $44,998.16 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $17,018.86 | $94,549.21 | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 3 | $2,835.40 | $3,496.70 |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $6,609.00 | $11,813.93 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $1,289.15 | $1,289.15 |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $1,688.10 | $1,688.10 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $2,435.25 | $2,435.25 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $8,572.80 | $8,572.80 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $9,899.60 | $9,899.60 |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $4,363.64 | $4,363.64 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $8,545.83 | $8,545.83 |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $1,272.32 | $1,272.32 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $8,420.00 | $8,420.00 |
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 (both menisci) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy (both menisci) explained.
Knee arthroscopy with removal of both torn meniscus parts in other states
- Alabama$8,042.38
- Alaska$8,110.44, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$7,183.04
- Arkansas$3,742.02
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$7,052.99
- Connecticut$3,290.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$4,127.58, 2 hospitals
- Florida$6,421.64
- Georgia$8,718.00
- Hawaii$9,986.20, 4 hospitals
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$6,018.00
- Indiana$7,952.33
- Iowa$2,390.70
- Kansas$4,133.68
- Kentucky$6,896.54
- Louisiana$3,670.40
- Maine$1,830.43, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$5,381.46, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$13,284.50
- Michigan$4,491.88
- Minnesota$2,437.50
- Missouri$6,914.88
- Montana$3,686.76, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,948.80
- Nevada$4,367.65, 4 hospitals
- New Hampshire$6,022.72, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,470.12
- New Mexico$10,430.26
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$7,589.06
- North Dakota$5,297.00
- Ohio$13,054.08
- Oklahoma$6,860.37
- Oregon$4,840.07
- Pennsylvania$6,113.99
- Puerto Rico$1,050.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$5,742.81, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$12,132.68
- South Dakota$6,226.88, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$6,856.14
- Texas$5,706.11
- Utah$3,588.12, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$3,783.63, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$13,821.38
- Washington$7,137.53
- West Virginia$4,599.00
- Wisconsin$5,498.58
- Wyoming$3,822.99, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.