Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Tennessee Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim cost in Tennessee

In Tennessee, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for Knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $331.48 to $17,264.50, with a median of $4,571.44. The lowest price is at Erlanger Health (Pikeville). The highest price is 52.1× 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$331.48Erlanger Health
Median$4,571.44half pay less
Highest$17,264.50in Tennessee
Lowest saves$4,239.96vs the median

Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Erlanger Health lowest Pikeville · Pikeville, TN PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $331.48 $1,147.00 Jan 25, 2026
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Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA PR ARTHRS KNE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY MED/LAT W/SHVG $605.62 $1,147.00 Jan 25, 2026
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Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY $844.48 $2,912.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY $844.48 $2,912.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY $844.48 $2,912.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN KNEE SCOPE,MED/LAT MENISECTOMY $1,572.48 $2,912.00 Oct 1, 2025
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,571.44 $20,779.28 —
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 —
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 —
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $5,122.42 $23,283.73 —
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Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $6,938.81 $35,767.00 Jan 1, 2026
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STRHS Pulaski East College Pulaski · East College Pulaski, TN 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 $7,323.99 $24,996.54 —
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Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $17,264.50 $78,474.98 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 5 $4,571.44 $5,122.42
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 2 $844.48 $1,208.48
Chattanooga, TN-GA 1 $605.62 $605.62
Clarksville, TN-KY 1 $6,938.81 $6,938.81
East College Pulaski, TN 1 $7,323.99 $7,323.99
Pikeville, TN 1 $331.48 $331.48
Shelbyville, TN 1 $844.48 $844.48
Tullahoma-Manchester, TN 1 $844.48 $844.48

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.