Knee arthroscopy cost in New York

In New York, 36 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $461.40 to $16,411.36, with a median of $3,839.54. The lowest price is at Wynn Hospital (Utica). The highest price is 35.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $3,839.54, is 32% below the US median of $5,632.27.
• New York ranks 9th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
• 7 of 36 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. 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 Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map