Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Michigan Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy cost in Michigan

In Michigan, 22 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $608.50 to $10,236.48, with a median of $4,612.44. The lowest price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton (St. Johns) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 16.8× the lowest.

  • The median here, $4,612.44, is 18% below the US median of $5,632.27.
  • Michigan ranks 12th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

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 8, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$608.50University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton + 2 more
Median$4,612.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,236.48in Michigan
Lowest saves$4,003.94vs the median

Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton lowest St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $608.50 $1,217.00 Apr 1, 2026
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton lowest Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $608.50 $1,217.00 Apr 1, 2026
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University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $608.50 $1,217.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI KNEE ARTHRO/SURG-PhHOS $918.40 $1,148.00 Apr 1, 2026
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McKenzie Memorial Hospital Sandusky · Sandusky, MI ARTHROS KNEE WMENISCECTOMY M OR L $964.80 $1,206.00 May 31, 2025
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Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $977.25 $1,303.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $990.28 $1,303.00 Jan 1, 2026
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McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $4,112.98 $8,225.96 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $4,248.07 $8,496.14 Dec 31, 2025
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Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L $4,499.12 — Jun 28, 2026
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Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L $4,499.12 — Jun 28, 2026
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McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $4,725.76 $9,451.52 Dec 31, 2025
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Sheridan Community Hospital one side Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY MENISC MED OR LAT LT,Left side (used to identify procedures performed on the left side of the body) $4,956.80 $6,196.00 Apr 22, 2026
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McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $5,391.15 $10,782.30 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $5,786.93 $11,573.85 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $5,974.20 $11,948.39 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $6,101.26 $12,202.52 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $6,718.23 $13,436.46 Dec 31, 2025
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McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $7,294.27 $14,588.54 Dec 31, 2025
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UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed $9,691.67 $16,152.79 Jul 14, 2026
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McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $9,856.35 $19,712.70 Dec 31, 2025
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Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed $10,236.48 $17,060.80 Jul 10, 2026
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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.

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 6 $4,248.07 $5,300.19
Lansing-East Lansing, MI 3 $608.50 $608.50
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI 2 $608.50 $2,782.65
Bad Axe, MI 1 $7,294.27 $7,294.27
Bay City, MI 1 $4,725.76 $4,725.76
Deckerville, MI 1 $990.28 $990.28
Flint, MI 1 $5,786.93 $5,786.93
Houghton, MI 1 $9,691.67 $9,691.67
Marlette, MI 1 $977.25 $977.25
Marquette, MI 1 $10,236.48 $10,236.48
Mount Pleasant, MI 1 $5,974.20 $5,974.20
Owosso, MI 1 $918.40 $918.40
Petoskey, MI 1 $4,112.98 $4,112.98
Sandusky, MI 1 $964.80 $964.80
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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.