Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 New Jersey Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in New Jersey

In New Jersey, 10 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $3,546.08 to $35,454.57, with a median of $4,329.50. The lowest price is at Newton Medical Center (Newton). The highest price is 10.0× 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$3,546.08Newton Medical Center
Median$4,329.50half pay less
Highest$35,454.57in New Jersey
Lowest saves$783.42vs the median

Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Newton Medical Center lowest Newton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $3,546.08 $31,472.74 —
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Saint Marys Hospital Passaic · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 $3,868.00 $28,240.20 Sep 1, 2026
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,130.03 $10,954.75 —
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Shore Memorial Hospital Somers Point · Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L $4,233.42 — Aug 30, 2026
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,329.50 $18,353.98 —
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,329.50 $15,111.71 —
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Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,330.30 $15,554.62 —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,330.30 $20,035.06 —
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University Hospital Newark · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $4,385.19 $9,786.31 Aug 13, 2026
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Njmhmc LLC Secaucus · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope $35,454.57 $35,454.57 Jan 19, 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
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 8 $3,546.08 $4,329.50
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 1 $4,330.30 $4,330.30
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ 1 $4,233.42 $4,233.42

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.