Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 South Carolina Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 2 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $4,545.00 to $14,794.16, with a median of $9,669.58. The lowest price is at Beaufort Memorial Hospital (Beaufort). The highest price is 3.3× 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$4,545.00Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$9,669.58half pay less
Highest$14,794.16in South Carolina
Lowest saves$5,124.58vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital lowest Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC ARTH SUR KNEE MENISCEC MED/LAT $4,545.00 $7,575.00 —
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Roper Hospital INC Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC Arthrs Kne Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $14,794.16 $24,656.93 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 1 $14,794.16 $14,794.16
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $4,545.00 $4,545.00

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.