Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Ohio Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy cost in Ohio

In Ohio, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $967.50 to $38,078.74, with a median of $12,654.12. The lowest price is at Henry County Hospital (Napoleon). The highest price is 39.4× the lowest.

  • The median here, $12,654.12, is 125% above the US median of $5,632.27.
  • Ohio ranks 38th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

Ohio's Hospital Care Assurance Program (HCAP): Ohio residents who are not on Medicaid and whose income is at or below 100% of the federal poverty level get basic, medically necessary hospital services free at hospitals in the program; physician bills are not included. Ask the hospital's billing office for an HCAP application. 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 6, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$967.50Henry County Hospital
Median$12,654.12half of hospitals charge less
Highest$38,078.74in Ohio
Lowest saves$11,686.62vs the median

Hospitals in Ohio, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Henry County Hospital lowest Napoleon · Napoleon, OH ARTHRO KNEE;W MEN M/L W SH-PRO $967.50 $1,290.00 Dec 29, 2025
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Knox Community Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon, OH Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery $1,169.60 $1,462.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Coshocton Regional Medical Center Coshocton · Coshocton, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 $3,080.00 $3,680.00 Sep 1, 2026
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East Liverpool City Hospital East Liverpool · Salem, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881 $3,080.00 $4,572.51 Sep 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima · Lima, OH Knee Arthroscopysurgery $3,553.20 $3,948.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Wyandot Memorial Hospital Upper Sandusky · Upper Sandusky, OH WMHC PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $4,256.34 $4,729.26 Dec 31, 2024
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Insight Hospital and Medical Center Trumbull Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthroscopy knee with meniscectomy $6,800.00 $8,500.00 Jun 25, 2026
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Surgical Hospital at Southwoods Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH "Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral, including any meniscal shaving) including debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty), same or separate compartment(s), when performed" $7,361.91 $14,723.82 Feb 17, 2026
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Pomerene Hospital Millersburg · Millersburg, OH ARTHRS KNE SURG W-MENISCECTOMY MED-LAT W-SHVG $7,370.46 $9,213.07 Mar 24, 2026
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Riverview Health Institute Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY10 $8,000.00 $25,880.00 Sep 1, 2025
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Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton · Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE $8,698.11 $12,425.87 Mar 2, 2026
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Genesis Hospital one side Zanesville · Zanesville, OH Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $9,340.42 $15,567.37 Mar 27, 2026
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital one side Oberlin · Cleveland, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $10,601.28 $17,668.80 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center one side Lorain · Cleveland, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $10,679.16 $17,798.60 Apr 1, 2026
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital one side Warren · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $10,768.20 $17,947.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center one side Youngstown · Youngstown-Warren, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $12,602.28 $21,003.80 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Defiance Hospital one side Defiance · Defiance, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $12,654.12 $21,090.20 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital one side Mason · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $13,066.01 $21,776.68 Apr 1, 2026
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Springfield Regional Medical Center one side Springfield · Springfield, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $13,317.19 $22,195.32 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health West Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $13,710.50 $22,850.83 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Willard Hospital one side Willard · Norwalk, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $14,124.42 $23,540.70 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Clermont Hospital one side Batavia · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $15,036.30 $25,060.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital one side Fairfield · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $15,961.92 $26,603.20 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Anderson Hospital one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $16,244.17 $27,073.62 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Tiffin Hospital one side Tiffin · Tiffin, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $16,306.02 $27,176.70 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy St Charles Hospital one side Oregon · Toledo, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $16,778.34 $27,963.90 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center one side Perrysburg · Toledo, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $18,361.32 $30,602.20 Apr 1, 2026
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The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health one side Cincinnati · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $20,137.16 $33,561.93 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy St Vincent Medical Center one side Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|LEFT SIDE $30,590.22 $50,983.70 Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy St Anne Hospital one side Toledo · Toledo, OH Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg|RIGHT SIDE $32,924.10 $54,873.50 Apr 1, 2026
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Avita Ontario Hospital Ontario · Mansfield, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery $38,078.74 $44,798.52 Mar 23, 2026
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Bucyrus Community Hospital Bucyrus · Bucyrus, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery $38,078.74 $44,798.52 Mar 23, 2026
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Galion Community Hospital Galion · Columbus, OH Knee arthroscopy/surgery $38,078.74 $44,798.52 Mar 20, 2026
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Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.

By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 6 $13,066.01 $15,499.11
Toledo, OH 4 $16,778.34 $24,475.77
Youngstown-Warren, OH 4 $6,800.00 $9,065.06
Cleveland, OH 2 $10,601.28 $10,640.22
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH 2 $8,000.00 $8,349.06
Bucyrus, OH 1 $38,078.74 $38,078.74
Columbus, OH 1 $38,078.74 $38,078.74
Coshocton, OH 1 $3,080.00 $3,080.00
Defiance, OH 1 $12,654.12 $12,654.12
Lima, OH 1 $3,553.20 $3,553.20
Millersburg, OH 1 $7,370.46 $7,370.46
Mansfield, OH 1 $38,078.74 $38,078.74
Mount Vernon, OH 1 $1,169.60 $1,169.60
Napoleon, OH 1 $967.50 $967.50
Norwalk, OH 1 $14,124.42 $14,124.42
Salem, OH 1 $3,080.00 $3,080.00
Springfield, OH 1 $13,317.19 $13,317.19
Tiffin, OH 1 $16,306.02 $16,306.02
Upper Sandusky, OH 1 $4,256.34 $4,256.34
Zanesville, OH 1 $9,340.42 $9,340.42
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More

What knee arthroscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy explained.

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.