Knee arthroscopy cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $669.44 to $5,632.27, with a median of $2,437.50. The lowest price is at Meeker County Memorial Hospital (Litchfield). The highest price is 8.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $2,437.50, is 57% below the US median of $5,632.27.
- Minnesota has the lowest median of 39 states with at least 5 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$669.44Meeker County Memorial Hospital
Median$2,437.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$5,632.27in Minnesota
Lowest saves$1,768.06vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital lowest Litchfield · Litchfield, MN ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; W/MENISCECTOMY (MEDIAL OR LATERAL) | $669.44 | $1,046.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $830.80 | $1,340.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $925.50 | $1,234.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI ORT-ARTHROSC KNEE W/MENISCETOM | $1,247.68 | $1,949.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY, MED/LAT MENISECTOMY | $1,739.14 | $4,337.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $1,866.80 | $2,872.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery | $2,437.50 | $9,375.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE, SURGICAL; W/MENISCECTOMY (MEDIAL OR LATERAL) W/ DEBRIDEMENT/SHAVING OF ARTICULAR | $3,060.00 | $3,600.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN ARTHROSCOPY KNEE SURGICAL WMENISCECTOMY MEDIAL LAT WSHAVING | $3,275.54 | $4,253.94 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $3,315.43 | $3,946.94 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Outpatient Services | $3,674.09 | $9,162.30 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY MEDIAL & LAT | $4,360.96 | $6,142.20 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg | $5,632.27 | $10,687.41 | Sep 25, 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 4 | $1,739.14 | $3,055.80 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $1,247.68 | $1,247.68 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $1,866.80 | $1,866.80 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $3,315.43 | $3,315.43 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $4,360.96 | $4,360.96 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $3,275.54 | $3,275.54 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $669.44 | $669.44 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $3,060.00 | $3,060.00 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $925.50 | $925.50 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $830.80 | $830.80 |
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
- 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$4,612.44
- 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.