Knee arthroscopy cost in Oregon
In Oregon, 8 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,597.50 to $7,170.96, with a median of $3,201.43. The lowest price is at Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital (Hood River) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 4.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $3,201.43, is 43% below the US median of $5,632.27.
- Oregon ranks 4th of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 8 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Oregon law (ORS 442.614) requires nonprofit hospitals to cut what patients owe for medically necessary care by 100% for household income up to 200% of the federal poverty level, and by at least 75%, 50% or 25% up to 400%. Ask the hospital for its financial assistance 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 Oct 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$1,597.50Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$3,201.43half of hospitals charge less
Highest$7,170.96in Oregon
Lowest saves$1,603.93vs the median
Hospitals in Oregon, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River · Hood River, OR HC PR 29881 ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG | $1,597.50 | $2,130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital lowest Seaside · Astoria, OR HC PR 29881 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY MENISECTOMY | $1,597.50 | $2,130.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay · Coos Bay-North Bend, OR Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope | $1,928.25 | $2,571.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria · Astoria, OR Arthroscopy, Knee, Surgical; w/Meniscectomy (Medial or Lateral, w/Any Meniscal S | $2,182.40 | $2,728.00 | Jan 5, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart-Riverbend one side Springfield · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $4,220.45 | $6,493.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Coquille Valley Hospital Coquille · Coos Bay-North Bend, OR KNEE ARTHROSCOPY CHARGE; SURGERY, FACILITY FEE | $4,946.12 | $7,065.89 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Peace Harbor Medical Center one side Florence · Eugene-Springfield, OR REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,733.65 | $8,821.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland one side Portland · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA REMOVAL OF KNEE CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,170.96 | $7,170.96 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $1,597.50 | $1,889.95 |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 2 | $1,928.25 | $3,437.18 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | 2 | $4,220.45 | $4,977.05 |
| Hood River, OR | 1 | $1,597.50 | $1,597.50 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $7,170.96 | $7,170.96 |
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
- Alabama$8,973.84
- Alaska$6,913.92, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$8,247.26
- Arkansas$3,687.51
- California$5,148.00
- Colorado$8,279.10
- Connecticut$3,175.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$4,873.45, 2 hospitals
- Florida$14,294.80
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$5,375.30
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$7,008.48
- Indiana$8,181.61
- Iowa$2,892.00
- Kansas$4,180.50
- Kentucky$8,555.26
- Louisiana$3,498.88
- Maine$7,459.00, 4 hospitals
- Maryland$6,142.95, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,075.00
- Michigan$4,612.44
- Minnesota$2,437.50
- Mississippi$3,534.36
- Missouri$6,909.19
- Montana$2,710.18
- Nebraska$5,082.37
- Nevada$3,765.30
- New Hampshire$5,263.50, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,367.60
- New Mexico$9,017.81
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$5,083.80
- North Dakota$5,297.00
- Ohio$12,654.12
- Oklahoma$7,526.10
- Pennsylvania$5,873.00
- Puerto Rico$1,025.00, 2 hospitals
- Rhode Island$5,841.25, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$11,919.45
- South Dakota$6,226.88, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$5,923.19
- Texas$5,896.44
- Utah$5,540.64, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$3,711.89, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$11,539.12
- Washington$7,035.28
- West Virginia$4,921.50
- Wisconsin$4,966.42
- Wyoming$4,062.39, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.