Knee arthroscopy cost in Indiana
In Indiana, 20 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,081.92 to $19,687.85, with a median of $8,181.61. The lowest price is at Witham Memorial Hospital (Lebanon). The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,181.61, is 45% above the US median of $5,632.27.
- Indiana ranks 28th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 20 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 29881. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,081.92Witham Memorial Hospital
Median$8,181.61half of hospitals charge less
Highest$19,687.85in Indiana
Lowest saves$7,099.69vs the median
Hospitals in Indiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Witham Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $1,081.92 | $1,545.60 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Greene County General Hospital Linton · Linton, IN KNEE ARTH/DRAIN WITH CHONDRO OR MENIS | $2,213.79 | $3,689.65 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Health Surgery Center Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $3,721.20 | $5,316.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,587.94 | $19,861.20 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City Michigan City · Michigan City-La Porte, IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $4,802.18 | $23,087.41 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $5,257.74 | $24,684.23 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $5,622.74 | $21,793.55 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Mooresville Mooresville · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $7,130.40 | $28,072.45 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette Lafayette · Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $7,358.22 | $33,295.12 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Orthoindy Hospital Indianapolis · Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN KNEE SCOPE | $7,952.82 | $6,549.62 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer Rensselaer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $8,410.39 | $23,492.72 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kosciusko Community Hospital Warsaw · Warsaw, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $9,277.86 | $44,180.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $10,005.40 | $37,057.04 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $10,724.91 | $39,721.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Starke Knox · Knox, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $12,385.72 | $45,873.04 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne · Fort Wayne, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $13,850.08 | $51,296.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health-la Porte La Porte · Michigan City-La Porte, IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $17,217.96 | $52,175.63 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Hospital Columbus · Columbus, IN Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $18,495.38 | $23,119.23 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Goshen Hospital one side Goshen · Elkhart-Goshen, IN Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $19,162.77 | $27,375.39 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $19,687.85 | $72,917.96 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 5 | $5,257.74 | $8,410.39 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 4 | $1,081.92 | $5,859.17 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $3,721.20 | $11,441.98 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $10,724.91 | $12,287.50 |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $4,802.18 | $11,010.07 |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $18,495.38 | $18,495.38 |
| Knox, IN | 1 | $12,385.72 | $12,385.72 |
| Linton, IN | 1 | $2,213.79 | $2,213.79 |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $7,358.22 | $7,358.22 |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $9,277.86 | $9,277.86 |
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 is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy explained.
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in other states
- 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
- 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$4,612.44
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.