Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 New York Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in New York

In New York, 25 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $338.36 to $7,697.60, with a median of $1,869.25. The lowest price is at Westfield Memorial Hospital INC (Westfield). The highest price is 22.7× 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 24, 2026.

Lowest$338.36Westfield Memorial Hospital INC
Median$1,869.25half pay less
Highest$7,697.60in New York
Lowest saves$1,530.89vs the median

Hospitals in New York, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Westfield Memorial Hospital INC lowest Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $338.36 $1,538.00 Apr 14, 2026
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Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg (Pro) $436.00 — —
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St. Barnabas Hospital Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $649.85 $2,394.00 Feb 27, 2026
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F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY PR ARTHRS KNEE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $935.59 $1,569.00 —
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY PR Arthroscopy Knee Surg W/ Meniscectomy Incl Debr/Shvi Artc Cartilage $1,220.00 $1,220.00 Mar 31, 2026
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St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY PR Arthroscopy Knee Surg W/ Meniscectomy Incl Debr/Shvi Artc Cartilage $1,220.00 $1,220.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $1,299.00 $1,299.00 Apr 28, 2026
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Nassau Health Care Corporation East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $1,515.50 $2,165.00 Oct 28, 2025
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St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg (Pro) $1,748.00 — —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $1,821.10 $3,054.00 —
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $1,869.25 $1,869.25 —
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Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $1,869.25 $1,869.25 —
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $1,869.25 $1,869.25 —
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Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $2,458.00 $2,458.00 Apr 28, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $3,342.87 $1,500.00 Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $3,342.87 $1,548.00 Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $3,342.87 $1,495.00 Sep 5, 2026
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NYC New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA $3,839.54 $9,624.54 Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA $3,839.54 $9,624.54 Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ARTHROSCOPY, KNEE; W/MENISCECTOMY INC DBRDMNT/SHVNG ARTCLR CA $3,839.54 $11,625.70 Sep 5, 2026
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Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Arthrs kne srg mnisectmy m/l $3,883.81 — —
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Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Arthrs kne srg mnisectmy m/l $3,883.81 — —
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Samaritan Hospital one side Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Arthro Knee W/Mnsc Med or Lat Incl/Chndrplsty Same/Sep Compart Lt (Rest Method II CAH) $5,765.01 — Mar 31, 2026
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $6,167.00 — Aug 25, 2026
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St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $7,697.60 $9,056.00 —
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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 9 $649.85 $3,342.87
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY 4 $1,869.25 $1,869.25
Rochester, NY 4 $935.59 $2,852.46
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY 2 $1,220.00 $3,492.50
Corning, NY 1 $1,748.00 $1,748.00
Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY 1 $338.36 $338.36
Malone, NY 1 $2,458.00 $2,458.00
Plattsburgh, NY 1 $1,299.00 $1,299.00
Syracuse, NY 1 $1,220.00 $1,220.00
Wellsville, NY 1 $436.00 $436.00

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.