Knee arthroscopy cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim is $5,652.32 across 718 US hospitals; most list between $1,705.98 and $14,316.14. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 391 markets is $302.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 7, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Knee arthroscopy costs
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for knee arthroscopy, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,427.00 and the lowest a median of $1,456.77. At 502 of 635 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 29881?
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy uses a small camera and instruments through tiny cuts to trim or remove a torn part of the meniscus, the cartilage cushion in the knee. The code also covers smoothing damaged cartilage in the knee when done.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.
Why prices differ
Prices differ sharply between hospital outpatient departments and ambulatory surgery centers, and with anesthesia type and time in the operating room.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 29881 is for the facility only, or whether the surgeon and anesthesia fees are included.
Prices by state
Among 39 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($2,437.50), Montana ($2,710.18) and Iowa ($2,892.00), and highest in Florida ($14,294.80), Ohio ($12,654.12) and South Carolina ($11,919.45).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$8,973.84
- Alaska$6,913.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$8,247.26
- Arkansas$3,687.51
- California$5,148.00
- Colorado$8,279.10
- Connecticut$3,175.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$4,873.45, 2 hospitals
- Florida$14,294.80
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$5,375.30
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$7,008.48
- Indiana$8,181.61
- Iowa$2,892.00
- Kansas$4,180.50
- Kentucky$8,555.26
- Louisiana$3,498.88
- Maine$7,459.00, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$6,142.95, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,075.00
- Michigan$4,725.76
- Minnesota$2,437.50
- Mississippi$3,534.36
- Missouri$6,909.19
- Montana$2,710.18
- Nebraska$5,082.37
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$5,263.50, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,367.60
- New Mexico$9,017.81
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,083.80
- North Dakota$5,297.00
- Ohio$12,654.12
- Oklahoma$7,526.10
- Oregon$3,201.43
- Pennsylvania$5,873.00
- Puerto Rico$1,025.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5,841.25, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$11,919.45
- South Dakota$6,226.88, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,923.19
- Texas$5,896.44
- Utah$5,540.64, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$3,711.89, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,539.12
- Washington$7,035.28
- West Virginia$4,921.50
- Wisconsin$4,966.42
- Wyoming$4,062.39, 2 hospitals
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $1,236.25 | $1,236.25 | $1,236.25 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $8,710.88 | $8,710.88 | $8,710.88 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM | 2 | $2,277.28 | $11,173.02 | $20,068.76 | 8.8× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,330.30 | $4,330.30 | $4,330.30 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $4,240.00 | $4,240.00 | $4,240.00 | 1.0× |
| Alma, NE single city | 1 | $5,924.73 | $5,924.73 | $5,924.73 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $1,220.80 | $1,388.40 | $1,556.00 | 1.3× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $14,264.11 | $14,264.11 | $14,264.11 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $3,666.60 | $3,666.60 | $3,666.60 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,079.58 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 4.6× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $7,526.10 | $7,526.10 | $7,526.10 | 1.0× |
| Arkadelphia, AR | 1 | $1,193.40 | $1,193.40 | $1,193.40 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $10,785.00 | $10,785.00 | $10,785.00 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $1,597.50 | $1,889.95 | $2,182.40 | 1.4× |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $6,241.73 | $6,241.73 | $6,241.73 | 1.0× |
| Atkinson, NE single city | 1 | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | $7,381.00 | 1.0× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $1,617.46 | $11,309.00 | $16,453.00 | 10.2× |
| 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 | 8 | $2,794.49 | $8,186.99 | $8,186.99 | 2.9× |
| Bad Axe, MI single city | 1 | $7,294.27 | $7,294.27 | $7,294.27 | 1.0× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $10,104.28 | $10,104.28 | $10,104.28 | 1.0× |
| Bangor, ME | 1 | $1,319.09 | $1,319.09 | $1,319.09 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $4,725.76 | $4,725.76 | $4,725.76 | 1.0× |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $2,170.00 | $2,170.00 | $2,170.00 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 2 | $1,081.50 | $5,447.92 | $9,814.34 | 9.1× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $7,578.35 | $7,578.35 | $7,578.35 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $4,550.00 | $4,550.00 | $4,550.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $2,152.65 | $5,527.87 | $18,072.39 | 8.4× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $1,130.50 | $1,130.50 | $1,130.50 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $5,057.00 | $7,953.47 | $10,849.93 | 2.1× |
| Boise City, ID | 3 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $7,045.20 | 1.0× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 11 | $2,454.75 | $10,075.00 | $10,075.00 | 4.1× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $1,688.10 | $1,688.10 | $1,688.10 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $812.91 | $1,541.40 | $6,167.00 | 7.6× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $6,381.27 | $6,381.27 | $6,381.27 | 1.0× |
| Calais, ME single city | 1 | $14,751.00 | $14,751.00 | $14,751.00 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $1,308.60 | $1,308.60 | $1,308.60 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $6,401.01 | $7,379.20 | $19,285.43 | 3.0× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $22,474.97 | $22,474.97 | $22,474.97 | 1.0× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $3,489.05 | $3,489.05 | $3,489.05 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $5,982.43 | $5,982.43 | $5,982.43 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $1,530.00 | $1,530.00 | $1,530.00 | 1.0× |
| Casper, WY one side | 1 | $4,062.39 | $4,062.39 | $4,062.39 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $2,649.75 | $2,649.75 | $2,649.75 | 1.0× |
| Chadron, NE single city | 1 | $9,800.00 | $9,800.00 | $9,800.00 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $5,002.00 | $5,002.00 | $5,002.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,382.50 | $4,756.50 | $5,130.50 | 1.2× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 4 | $12,607.40 | $14,022.50 | $15,735.46 | 1.2× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 19 | $549.19 | $8,410.39 | $33,292.62 | 60.6× |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $2,090.00 | $2,090.00 | $2,090.00 | 1.0× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 6 | $13,066.01 | $15,499.11 | $20,137.16 | 1.5× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $6,938.81 | $6,938.81 | $6,938.81 | 1.0× |
| Clay Center, KS single city | 1 | $1,232.40 | $1,232.40 | $1,232.40 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH one side | 2 | $10,601.28 | $10,640.22 | $10,679.16 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $2,298.01 | $2,298.01 | $2,298.01 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 1 | $7,046.00 | $7,046.00 | $7,046.00 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,495.38 | $18,495.38 | $18,495.38 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE one side | 1 | $11,442.74 | $11,442.74 | $11,442.74 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 1 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | 1.0× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $5,004.35 | $5,004.35 | $5,004.35 | 1.0× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 2 | $1,928.25 | $3,437.19 | $4,946.12 | 2.6× |
| Corsicana, TX | 1 | $10,448.24 | $10,448.24 | $10,448.24 | 1.0× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | 1.0× |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | 1 | $16,828.77 | $16,828.77 | $16,828.77 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY one side single city | 1 | $6,380.85 | $6,380.85 | $6,380.85 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 11 | $2,646.00 | $3,270.00 | $21,427.02 | 8.1× |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $14,655.40 | $14,655.40 | $14,655.40 | 1.0× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $13,519.19 | $13,519.19 | $13,519.19 | 1.0× |
| David City, NE single city | 1 | $15,583.00 | $15,583.00 | $15,583.00 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 2 | $8,000.00 | $8,349.06 | $8,698.11 | 1.1× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $990.28 | $990.28 | $990.28 | 1.0× |
| Defiance, OH one side | 1 | $12,654.12 | $12,654.12 | $12,654.12 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 3 | $1,156.80 | $1,580.00 | $5,714.00 | 4.9× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 6 | $4,248.07 | $5,300.19 | $9,856.35 | 2.3× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $3,823.40 | $3,823.40 | $3,823.40 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $11,044.17 | $12,046.74 | $13,049.31 | 1.2× |
| Douglas, WY one side single city | 1 | $4,062.39 | $4,062.39 | $4,062.39 | 1.0× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,247.68 | $1,247.68 | $1,247.68 | 1.0× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | 1.0× |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $9,354.56 | $9,354.56 | $9,354.56 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 1 | $6,946.36 | $6,946.36 | $6,946.36 | 1.0× |
| El Dorado, AR | 1 | $1,842.60 | $1,842.60 | $1,842.60 | 1.0× |
| Elk City, OK | 1 | $8,671.66 | $8,671.66 | $8,671.66 | 1.0× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $3,721.20 | $11,441.99 | $19,162.77 | 5.1× |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $12,424.10 | $12,424.10 | $12,424.10 | 1.0× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,453.50 | $1,453.50 | $1,453.50 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $8,973.84 | $8,973.84 | $8,973.84 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 2 | $4,220.45 | $4,977.05 | $5,733.65 | 1.4× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | $9,755.20 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $572.55 | $572.55 | $572.55 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 2 | $2,845.80 | $2,975.40 | $3,105.00 | 1.1× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 7 | $2,917.50 | $6,105.20 | $9,372.32 | 3.2× |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,866.80 | $1,866.80 | $1,866.80 | 1.0× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $5,786.93 | $5,786.93 | $5,786.93 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $9,149.85 | $9,149.85 | $9,149.85 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $2,791.41 | $4,588.99 | $4,588.99 | 1.6× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $10,724.91 | $12,287.50 | $13,850.08 | 1.3× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,113.60 | $4,113.60 | $4,113.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | $1,350.87 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | 1.0× |
| Friday Harbor, WA one side single city | 1 | $3,227.90 | $3,227.90 | $3,227.90 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,920.00 | $7,117.68 | $11,315.35 | 3.9× |
| Galax, VA single city | 1 | $7,453.73 | $7,453.73 | $7,453.73 | 1.0× |
| Gallup, NM | 1 | $490.00 | $490.00 | $490.00 | 1.0× |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $4,970.00 | $4,970.00 | $4,970.00 | 1.0× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 | 1.0× |
| Glenwood, MN single city | 1 | $3,315.43 | $3,315.43 | $3,315.43 | 1.0× |
| Goldendale, WA single city | 1 | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 | $6,400.00 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $12,000.00 | $12,000.00 | $12,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Granbury, TX | 1 | $13,241.83 | $13,241.83 | $13,241.83 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $3,690.12 | $3,690.12 | $3,690.12 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $4,360.96 | $4,360.96 | $4,360.96 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 2 | $608.50 | $2,782.65 | $4,956.80 | 8.1× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $1,684.80 | $1,684.80 | $1,684.80 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $16,633.00 | $16,633.00 | $16,633.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenfield, IA single city | 1 | $8,985.00 | $8,985.00 | $8,985.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 3 | $3,628.30 | $10,523.91 | $11,919.45 | 3.3× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 3 | $2,902.80 | $3,255.90 | $3,534.36 | 1.2× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $1,586.10 | $1,586.10 | $1,586.10 | 1.0× |
| Guttenberg, IA single city | 1 | $2,892.00 | $2,892.00 | $2,892.00 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV one side | 1 | $4,362.00 | $4,362.00 | $4,362.00 | 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× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $525.50 | $525.50 | $525.50 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | 1.0× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $4,653.67 | $4,653.67 | $4,653.67 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $15,478.61 | $15,478.61 | $15,478.61 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $3,052.50 | $3,052.50 | $3,052.50 | 1.0× |
| Heber Springs, AR single city | 1 | $1,842.60 | $1,842.60 | $1,842.60 | 1.0× |
| Helena, MT | 1 | $4,612.30 | $4,612.30 | $4,612.30 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $5,083.80 | $5,083.80 | $5,083.80 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI one side | 1 | $8,912.40 | $8,912.40 | $8,912.40 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,545.00 | $4,545.00 | $4,545.00 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $6,812.80 | $6,812.80 | $6,812.80 | 1.0× |
| Honesdale, PA single city | 1 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | $5,873.00 | 1.0× |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $1,597.50 | $1,597.50 | $1,597.50 | 1.0× |
| Hot Springs, VA single city | 1 | $4,733.11 | $4,733.11 | $4,733.11 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $9,691.67 | $9,691.67 | $9,691.67 | 1.0× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 2 | $3,222.82 | $3,360.85 | $3,498.88 | 1.1× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $1,865.75 | $2,550.04 | $3,234.32 | 1.7× |
| Hugo, CO single city | 1 | $12,292.96 | $12,292.96 | $12,292.96 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH one side | 1 | $10,919.19 | $10,919.19 | $10,919.19 | 1.0× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH both sides | 1 | $21,838.95 | $21,838.95 | $21,838.95 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $12,303.02 | $12,303.02 | $12,303.02 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $3,518.98 | $3,518.98 | $3,518.98 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $2,781.00 | $4,171.50 | $5,562.00 | 2.0× |
| Imperial, NE single city | 1 | $1,091.00 | $1,091.00 | $1,091.00 | 1.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 4 | $1,081.92 | $5,859.17 | $7,952.82 | 7.4× |
| International Falls, MN single city | 1 | $3,275.54 | $3,275.54 | $3,275.54 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $6,609.00 | $11,514.02 | $16,419.03 | 2.5× |
| Johnson, AR single city | 1 | $10,230.33 | $10,230.33 | $10,230.33 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $5,293.76 | $5,293.76 | $5,293.76 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 3 | $5,933.74 | $8,816.20 | $10,649.83 | 1.8× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $3,879.87 | $3,879.87 | $3,879.87 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $3,082.00 | $3,261.00 | $4,432.00 | 1.4× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS both sides | 1 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | $5,575.99 | 1.0× |
| Kearney, NE | 1 | $9,698.00 | $9,698.00 | $9,698.00 | 1.0× |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 1 | $2,076.09 | $2,076.09 | $2,076.09 | 1.0× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $4,710.55 | $4,710.55 | $4,710.55 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $13,900.00 | $13,900.00 | $13,900.00 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $12,523.92 | $12,523.92 | $12,523.92 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | 1.0× |
| Knox, IN single city | 1 | $12,385.72 | $12,385.72 | $12,385.72 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 2 | $5,713.14 | $6,608.50 | $7,503.86 | 1.3× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $6,913.92 | $6,913.92 | $6,913.92 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | $9,745.40 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 5 | $530.10 | $2,569.50 | $4,207.50 | 7.9× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $7,358.22 | $7,358.22 | $7,358.22 | 1.0× |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $5,703.56 | $5,703.56 | $5,703.56 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $5,128.00 | $5,128.00 | $5,128.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 3 | $9,299.29 | $17,867.78 | $38,045.90 | 4.1× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $608.50 | $608.50 | $5,391.15 | 8.9× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $14,185.82 | $14,185.82 | $14,185.82 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $13,692.46 | $19,309.74 | $24,927.02 | 1.8× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 2 | $3,559.00 | $3,662.15 | $3,765.30 | 1.1× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $3,390.48 | $3,390.48 | $3,390.48 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon, KY single city | 1 | $13,301.08 | $13,301.08 | $13,301.08 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $789.25 | $3,026.38 | $5,263.50 | 6.7× |
| Lexington, NE | 1 | $3,357.00 | $3,357.00 | $3,357.00 | 1.0× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 4 | $5,672.37 | $7,477.23 | $9,496.68 | 1.7× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $2,213.79 | $2,213.79 | $2,213.79 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, IL single city | 1 | $7,008.48 | $7,008.48 | $7,008.48 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $669.44 | $669.44 | $669.44 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $2,046.60 | $3,002.20 | $5,566.54 | 2.7× |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $7,463.00 | $7,463.00 | $7,463.00 | 1.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $14,437.54 | $14,437.54 | $14,437.54 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $7,868.90 | $7,868.90 | $7,868.90 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 17 | $3,964.84 | $5,148.00 | $18,342.00 | 4.6× |
| Louisville, GA single city | 1 | $3,295.75 | $3,295.75 | $3,295.75 | 1.0× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $877.60 | $877.60 | $877.60 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $15,087.91 | $15,087.91 | $15,087.91 | 1.0× |
| Luverne, AL single city | 1 | $1,945.50 | $1,945.50 | $1,945.50 | 1.0× |
| Machias, ME single city | 1 | $12,953.00 | $12,953.00 | $12,953.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, MN single city | 1 | $3,060.00 | $3,060.00 | $3,060.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD single city | 1 | $9,325.00 | $9,325.00 | $9,325.00 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,820.31 | $2,820.31 | $2,820.31 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA single city | 1 | $7,843.20 | $7,843.20 | $7,843.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | $38,078.74 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Marlette, MI single city | 1 | $977.25 | $977.25 | $977.25 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $10,236.48 | $10,236.48 | $10,236.48 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $13,900.80 | $13,900.80 | $13,900.80 | 1.0× |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $16,150.79 | $16,150.79 | $16,150.79 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $12,334.14 | $12,334.14 | $12,334.14 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $4,571.44 | $5,122.42 | $17,264.50 | 3.8× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $4,441.93 | $4,441.93 | $4,441.93 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $4,802.18 | $11,010.07 | $17,217.96 | 3.6× |
| Millersburg, OH single city | 1 | $7,370.46 | $7,370.46 | $7,370.46 | 1.0× |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $1,778.25 | $2,182.62 | $2,586.99 | 1.5× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $1,739.14 | $3,055.80 | $5,632.27 | 3.2× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $1,997.14 | $1,997.14 | $1,997.14 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $19,399.05 | $19,399.05 | $19,399.05 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,976.56 | $12,336.29 | $21,696.01 | 7.3× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $832.30 | $832.30 | $832.30 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV one side | 1 | $4,921.50 | $4,921.50 | $4,921.50 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $925.50 | $925.50 | $925.50 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,097.00 | $1,097.00 | $1,097.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $5,974.20 | $5,974.20 | $5,974.20 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,169.60 | $1,169.60 | $1,169.60 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA one side | 1 | $7,364.50 | $7,364.50 | $7,364.50 | 1.0× |
| Mountain Home, AR | 1 | $4,924.00 | $4,924.00 | $4,924.00 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $1,126.00 | $1,126.00 | $1,126.00 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $302.00 | $302.00 | $302.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 3 | $7,641.56 | $14,689.60 | $14,689.60 | 1.9× |
| Napoleon, OH single city | 1 | $967.50 | $967.50 | $967.50 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 4 | $4,090.98 | $5,643.32 | $8,624.25 | 2.1× |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $9,471.80 | $9,471.80 | $9,471.80 | 1.0× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $8,922.15 | $8,922.15 | $8,922.15 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 4 | $2,777.64 | $7,317.57 | $22,351.37 | 8.0× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | $1,625.00 | $4,130.03 | $35,454.57 | 21.8× |
| Norwalk, OH one side | 1 | $14,124.42 | $14,124.42 | $14,124.42 | 1.0× |
| Norwich, CT single city | 1 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | 1.0× |
| Ocala, FL | 1 | $22,578.76 | $22,578.76 | $22,578.76 | 1.0× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $6,142.95 | $6,142.95 | $6,142.95 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $2,214.10 | $4,466.51 | $6,718.91 | 3.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $1,710.60 | $2,579.76 | $3,250.50 | 1.9× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $18,284.00 | $18,284.00 | $18,284.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $2,761.23 | $2,761.23 | $2,761.23 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $918.40 | $918.40 | $918.40 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL one side | 1 | $10,589.82 | $10,589.82 | $10,589.82 | 1.0× |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $2,844.00 | $2,844.00 | $2,844.00 | 1.0× |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | 1 | $1,650.40 | $1,650.40 | $1,650.40 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $4,097.00 | $4,097.00 | $4,097.00 | 1.0× |
| Pearsall, TX single city | 1 | $16,734.00 | $16,734.00 | $16,734.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $8,008.72 | $8,008.72 | $8,008.72 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $2,790.00 | $2,790.00 | $2,790.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | 1.0× |
| Perryton, TX single city | 1 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | $5,040.00 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $6,927.82 | $6,927.82 | $6,927.82 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV one side single city | 1 | $1,885.87 | $1,885.87 | $1,885.87 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $4,112.98 | $4,112.98 | $4,112.98 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia, MS single city | 1 | $705.63 | $705.63 | $705.63 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,218.00 | $3,281.50 | $3,345.00 | 1.0× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $4,041.75 | $4,041.75 | $4,041.75 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 | $1,215.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $12,372.13 | $12,372.13 | $12,372.13 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $2,211.50 | $2,211.50 | $2,211.50 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $960.00 | $960.00 | $960.00 | 1.0× |
| Ponce, PR | 1 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $1,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $27,127.52 | $27,127.52 | $27,127.52 | 1.0× |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $8,400.00 | $8,400.00 | $8,400.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $5,460.00 | $5,460.00 | $5,460.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA one side | 2 | $7,170.96 | $7,994.11 | $8,817.25 | 1.2× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $9,084.13 | $9,084.13 | $9,084.13 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $5,841.25 | $5,841.25 | $5,841.25 | 1.0× |
| Pulaski, TN single city | 1 | $7,323.99 | $7,323.99 | $7,323.99 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $4,551.55 | $5,389.22 | $6,226.88 | 1.4× |
| 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 | 1 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,083.25 | $3,083.25 | $3,083.25 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA one side | 4 | $12,228.31 | $13,469.66 | $14,085.76 | 1.2× |
| Ripley, WV one side single city | 1 | $3,873.50 | $3,873.50 | $3,873.50 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 6 | $4,187.00 | $5,148.00 | $5,148.00 | 1.2× |
| Roanoke, VA one side | 1 | $7,560.66 | $7,560.66 | $7,560.66 | 1.0× |
| Rochester, NY | 2 | $4,800.00 | $5,040.00 | $5,280.00 | 1.1× |
| Rolla, MO one side | 1 | $7,966.19 | $7,966.19 | $7,966.19 | 1.0× |
| Roswell, NM | 1 | $9,017.81 | $9,017.81 | $9,017.81 | 1.0× |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $2,422.73 | $2,422.73 | $2,422.73 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $10,746.97 | 1.5× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 10 | $2,963.99 | $3,575.50 | $17,055.23 | 5.8× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $26,211.60 | 3.6× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $10,346.00 | 1.4× |
| San Juan-Bayamón-Caguas, PR | 1 | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | $1,050.00 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $1,316.50 | $1,316.50 | $1,316.50 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $856.80 | $4,090.80 | $7,324.80 | 8.5× |
| Savannah, TN single city | 1 | $1,022.23 | $1,022.23 | $1,022.23 | 1.0× |
| Scottsboro, AL one side | 1 | $10,043.49 | $10,043.49 | $10,043.49 | 1.0× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $8,172.72 | $11,357.28 | $11,357.28 | 1.4× |
| Seaford, DE | 2 | $2,000.00 | $4,873.45 | $7,746.90 | 3.9× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $3,977.49 | $33,469.55 | $41,261.07 | 10.4× |
| Sebring, FL | 1 | $33,868.14 | $33,868.14 | $33,868.14 | 1.0× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $2,697.00 | $2,697.00 | $2,697.00 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $1,726.91 | $1,726.91 | $1,726.91 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $7,377.21 | $8,131.49 | $8,885.77 | 1.2× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $1,142.43 | $1,142.43 | $1,142.43 | 1.0× |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 1 | $2,356.00 | $2,356.00 | $2,356.00 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $3,229.69 | $3,229.69 | $3,229.69 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $1,965.00 | $1,965.00 | $1,965.00 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 2 | $3,187.31 | $5,772.25 | $8,357.18 | 2.6× |
| Snyder, TX | 1 | $9,747.00 | $9,747.00 | $9,747.00 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $11,921.95 | $11,921.95 | $11,921.95 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA one side | 1 | $6,706.05 | $6,706.05 | $6,706.05 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $916.08 | $916.08 | $916.08 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $3,423.30 | $11,567.37 | $11,567.37 | 3.4× |
| Springfield, OH one side | 1 | $13,317.19 | $13,317.19 | $13,317.19 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,042.50 | $1,042.50 | $1,042.50 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 5 | $6,363.45 | $7,543.82 | $8,949.97 | 1.4× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $830.80 | $830.80 | $830.80 | 1.0× |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 | $1,168.00 | 1.0× |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $11,817.68 | $11,817.68 | $11,817.68 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $1,102.00 | $1,102.00 | $1,102.00 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL | 1 | $10,737.50 | $10,737.50 | $10,737.50 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | 1.0× |
| Stuttgart, AR single city | 1 | $3,687.51 | $3,687.51 | $3,687.51 | 1.0× |
| Summersville, WV one side single city | 1 | $7,830.00 | $7,830.00 | $7,830.00 | 1.0× |
| Sweetwater, TX | 1 | $3,626.00 | $3,626.00 | $3,626.00 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $11,853.37 | $11,853.37 | $11,853.37 | 1.0× |
| Syracuse, NE single city | 1 | $12,075.00 | $12,075.00 | $12,075.00 | 1.0× |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 1 | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | $3,900.00 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 5 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Tiffin, OH one side | 1 | $16,306.02 | $16,306.02 | $16,306.02 | 1.0× |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $7,800.00 | $7,800.00 | $7,800.00 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $16,778.34 | $24,475.77 | $32,924.10 | 2.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $4,319.25 | $4,319.25 | $4,319.25 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | $3,326.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 4 | $7,195.23 | $8,524.62 | $10,321.37 | 1.4× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | $4,256.34 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 4 | $5,375.30 | $5,375.30 | $10,028.30 | 1.9× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $461.40 | $3,041.82 | $5,622.24 | 12.2× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $7,324.80 | $7,324.80 | $10,383.00 | 1.4× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $7,770.35 | $7,770.35 | $7,770.35 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $10,513.53 | $10,513.53 | $10,513.53 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 4 | $3,287.57 | $11,517.11 | $14,035.35 | 4.3× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | $5,896.44 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $9,277.86 | $9,277.86 | $9,277.86 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, NY one side single city | 1 | $5,848.50 | $5,848.50 | $5,848.50 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $8,663.13 | $8,663.13 | $8,663.13 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $1,526.08 | $1,526.08 | $1,526.08 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH one side | 1 | $11,662.00 | $11,662.00 | $11,662.00 | 1.0× |
| Wellsville, NY single city | 1 | $6,168.00 | $6,168.00 | $6,168.00 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $10,678.28 | $10,678.28 | $10,678.28 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 2 | $4,637.00 | $5,014.50 | $5,392.00 | 1.2× |
| Wichita, KS | 2 | $3,522.60 | $4,004.78 | $4,486.95 | 1.3× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | $4,966.42 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | $3,175.00 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $6,425.00 | $6,425.00 | $6,425.00 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $11,354.40 | $11,354.40 | $11,354.40 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $6,595.39 | $6,595.39 | $6,595.39 | 1.0× |
| Wolfeboro, NH one side single city | 1 | $7,939.50 | $7,939.50 | $7,939.50 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $12,014.74 | $12,467.62 | $15,082.82 | 1.3× |
| Wytheville, VA single city | 1 | $8,503.68 | $8,503.68 | $8,503.68 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | $1,695.20 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $6,800.00 | $9,065.06 | $12,602.28 | 1.9× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $9,340.42 | $9,340.42 | $9,340.42 | 1.0× |
Common questions
What is CPT code 29881?
CPT 29881 is the billing code for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim. Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy uses a small camera and instruments through tiny cuts to trim or remove a torn part of the meniscus, the cartilage cushion in the knee. The code also covers smoothing damaged cartilage in the knee when done.
Is trimming both menisci a different code?
Yes. Trimming both the inner and outer meniscus is billed as 29880.
How soon can I walk?
Many people walk the same day, often with crutches for a short time. Your surgeon will give specific instructions.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for knee arthroscopy?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for knee arthroscopy has a median of $8,427.00 and the lowest a median of $1,456.77; at 502 of 635 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest knee arthroscopy?
Among 39 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Minnesota ($2,437.50), Montana ($2,710.18) and Iowa ($2,892.00), and highest in Florida ($14,294.80), Ohio ($12,654.12) and South Carolina ($11,919.45). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other knee arthroscopy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.