Surgery and procedures CPT 29881 Tennessee Outpatient

Knee arthroscopy cost in Tennessee

In Tennessee, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus trim: from $1,022.23 to $17,264.50, with a median of $5,923.19. The lowest price is at Hardin County General Hospital (Savannah). The highest price is 16.9× the lowest.

  • The median here, $5,923.19, is 5% above the US median of $5,632.27.
  • Tennessee ranks 22nd of 39 states by median, cheapest first.
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

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 2, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$1,022.23Hardin County General Hospital
Median$5,923.19half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,264.50in Tennessee
Lowest saves$4,900.96vs the median

Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Hardin County General Hospital lowest Savannah · Savannah, TN 29881 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral) including chondroplasty $1,022.23 $2,676.00 May 1, 2026
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STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, 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 $3,390.48 $13,616.38 Jul 14, 2026
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Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $4,090.98 — Apr 14, 2026
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Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg $4,571.44 $20,779.28 Mar 19, 2026
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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 Mar 19, 2026
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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 Mar 19, 2026
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Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 29881 Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscectomy (medial OR lateral) including chondroplasty $5,153.40 $8,589.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $5,713.14 $25,223.56 Apr 1, 2026
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Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 $6,133.24 $18,813.61 Jul 10, 2026
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Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, 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 $6,241.73 $31,845.54 Jul 10, 2026
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STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, 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 $6,595.39 $26,701.99 Jul 11, 2026
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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 Pulaski · 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 Jul 14, 2026
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Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY $7,503.86 $27,792.06 Apr 1, 2026
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Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, 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 $8,624.25 $37,013.94 Jul 10, 2026
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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 Mar 19, 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 4 $4,571.44 $5,122.42
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN 4 $4,090.98 $5,643.32
Knoxville, TN 2 $5,713.14 $6,608.50
Athens, TN 1 $6,241.73 $6,241.73
Clarksville, TN-KY 1 $6,938.81 $6,938.81
Lawrenceburg, TN 1 $3,390.48 $3,390.48
Pulaski, TN 1 $7,323.99 $7,323.99
Savannah, TN 1 $1,022.23 $1,022.23
Winchester, TN 1 $6,595.39 $6,595.39
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.