Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Nebraska Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in Nebraska

In Nebraska, 4 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,350.87 to $2,579.76, with a median of $1,748.57. The lowest price is at Methodist Fremont Health (Fremont). The highest price is 1.9× 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$1,350.87Methodist Fremont Health
Median$1,748.57half pay less
Highest$2,579.76in Nebraska
Lowest saves$397.70vs the median

Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Methodist Fremont Health lowest Fremont · Fremont, NE ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG $1,350.87 $3,651.00 Feb 16, 2026
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Bellevue Medical Center LLC Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $1,748.57 $2,690.10 Aug 10, 2026
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Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $1,748.57 $2,690.10 Aug 10, 2026
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA ARTHRS KNEE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG $2,579.76 $7,166.00 Feb 14, 2026
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Omaha, NE-IA 3 $1,748.57 $1,748.57
Fremont, NE 1 $1,350.87 $1,350.87

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.