Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Missouri Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in Missouri

In Missouri, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $775.68 to $22,474.97, with a median of $6,927.82. The lowest price is at Children's Mercy Hospital (Kansas City). The highest price is 29.0× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$775.68Children's Mercy Hospital
Median$6,927.82half pay less
Highest$22,474.97in Missouri
Lowest saves$6,152.14vs the median

Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY; MED OR LAT $775.68 $1,616.00 —
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John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital INC Marshall · Marshall, MO Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $964.32 $1,205.40 Feb 2, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $1,399.50 $1,866.00 Jun 12, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $1,860.75 $2,481.00 Jun 12, 2026
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St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 $3,261.00 $11,547.00 Mar 17, 2026
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Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,933.74 $9,128.83 —
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Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $6,890.56 $10,600.86 —
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Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $6,927.82 $10,658.19 —
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $7,543.82 $11,605.87 —
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Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $7,628.45 $11,736.07 —
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Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $8,816.20 $13,563.38 —
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Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $8,949.97 $13,769.19 —
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Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $11,567.37 $17,795.96 —
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Mercy Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $11,567.37 $17,795.96 —
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Southeast Hospital dba Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $22,474.97 $34,576.87 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
St. Louis, MO-IL 4 $6,890.56 $7,586.14
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 2 $1,399.50 $11,937.24
Joplin, MO-KS 2 $5,933.74 $7,374.97
Kansas City, MO-KS 2 $775.68 $2,018.34
Perryville, MO 2 $1,860.75 $4,394.28
Springfield, MO 2 $11,567.37 $11,567.37
Marshall, MO 1 $964.32 $964.32

What it is

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.

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.