Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost without insurance
The median hospital cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) is $6,014.40 across 595 US hospitals; most list between $1,474.58 and $24,272.02. The lowest outpatient cash price in any of 327 markets is $384.00. Prices come from each hospital's own price file; pick your area below to compare hospitals side by side.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Each price links to its source file All Knee arthroscopy costs
Lowest$384.00any market
Median market$6,014.40middle of market medians
Most below$24,272.029 in 10 hospitals
Listings590hospital prices
Cash or insurance?
If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you pay the rate your plan negotiated with the hospital, not the cash price. Hospital price files list those rates too: for knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair, the highest negotiated rate in a hospital's file has a median of $8,638.97 and the lowest a median of $1,388.41. At 393 of 520 hospitals that publish both, the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate.
With a high deductible, cash can cost less. But a cash payment may not count toward your deductible or out-of-pocket maximum: ask your plan for its rate at that hospital (most have a cost estimator) and whether it will credit a cash payment.
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What is CPT 29882?
This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon stitches a torn meniscus back together instead of trimming it.
What the price covers
The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.
Why prices differ
Ambulatory surgery centers often charge much less than hospitals, and hospital prices for the same operation vary widely.
What to ask
Ask whether the self-pay price for CPT 29882 is a bundled price that includes the surgeon, anesthesia and follow-up visits.
Prices by state
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($2,954.70), Minnesota ($3,066.96) and Arkansas ($3,119.65), and highest in Virginia ($25,747.40), Ohio ($25,409.35) and South Carolina ($23,968.72).
Median outpatient cash price, one line per hospital. Pick a state to see every hospital, cheapest first.
- Alabama$10,498.89
- Alaska$7,543.38, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$6,154.50
- Arkansas$3,119.65
- California$4,187.00
- Colorado$8,064.20
- Connecticut$4,015.00, 2 hospitals
- Delaware$10,902.10, 1 hospital
- Florida$13,727.55
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$8,250.90
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$5,783.20
- Indiana$13,263.39
- Iowa$2,954.70
- Kansas$4,388.50
- Kentucky$11,616.44
- Louisiana$7,656.17
- Maine$1,410.75, 1 hospital
- Maryland$8,493.24, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$9,959.61
- Michigan$6,950.45
- Minnesota$3,066.96
- Mississippi$6,609.00
- Missouri$9,149.53
- Montana$2,380.18, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,612.32
- Nevada$3,662.15, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$2,674.82, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$4,350.00
- New Mexico$13,896.18, 4 hospitals
- New York$3,839.54
- North Carolina$6,437.87
- North Dakota$5,297.00
- Ohio$25,409.35
- Oklahoma$7,761.71
- Oregon$3,643.74
- Pennsylvania$5,485.51
- Rhode Island$6,491.90, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$23,968.72
- South Dakota$4,949.31, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,798.29
- Texas$5,741.63
- Utah$5,527.70, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$5,998.44, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$25,747.40
- Washington$8,030.83
- West Virginia$5,542.00
- Wisconsin$5,733.66
Prices by market
Outpatient cash prices. “×” is how many times the highest price in that market exceeds the lowest.
| Market | Hospitals | Lowest | Median | Highest | × |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen, MS single city | 1 | $1,574.35 | $1,574.35 | $1,574.35 | 1.0× |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $24,479.21 | $24,479.21 | $24,479.21 | 1.0× |
| Albuquerque, NM one side | 1 | $2,052.53 | $2,052.53 | $2,052.53 | 1.0× |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $4,554.34 | $4,554.34 | $4,554.34 | 1.0× |
| Alliance, NE single city | 1 | $5,400.00 | $5,400.00 | $5,400.00 | 1.0× |
| Ames, IA | 1 | $1,273.20 | $1,273.20 | $1,273.20 | 1.0× |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $24,374.39 | $24,374.39 | $24,374.39 | 1.0× |
| Anderson Creek, NC one side | 1 | $4,746.60 | $4,746.60 | $4,746.60 | 1.0× |
| Antigo, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,254.00 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 2.7× |
| Ardmore, OK | 1 | $9,766.89 | $9,766.89 | $9,766.89 | 1.0× |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $13,795.59 | $13,795.59 | $13,795.59 | 1.0× |
| Astoria, OR | 2 | $2,023.50 | $2,556.15 | $3,088.80 | 1.5× |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 11 | $2,523.20 | $11,309.00 | $40,083.00 | 15.9× |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | $4,233.42 | 1.0× |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $3,170.20 | $3,170.20 | $3,170.20 | 1.0× |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $2,794.49 | $5,741.63 | $5,741.63 | 2.1× |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $15,845.20 | $15,845.20 | $15,845.20 | 1.0× |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $4,516.86 | $4,516.86 | $4,516.86 | 1.0× |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $8,286.92 | $8,286.92 | $8,286.92 | 1.0× |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 | 1.0× |
| Beckley, WV | 1 | $1,390.50 | $1,390.50 | $1,390.50 | 1.0× |
| Bellingham, WA one side | 1 | $8,388.03 | $8,388.03 | $8,388.03 | 1.0× |
| Berlin, WI single city | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Bethany, MO single city | 1 | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | $4,017.00 | 1.0× |
| Birmingham, AL | 3 | $2,152.65 | $8,905.13 | $30,198.22 | 14.0× |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $5,397.05 | $5,397.05 | $5,397.05 | 1.0× |
| Bluefield, WV-VA one side | 1 | $6,399.00 | $6,399.00 | $6,399.00 | 1.0× |
| Boise City, ID | 4 | $6,877.00 | $6,961.10 | $19,285.12 | 2.8× |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 3 | $1,133.10 | $9,151.55 | $9,959.61 | 8.8× |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Brookhaven, MS | 1 | $1,185.90 | $1,185.90 | $1,185.90 | 1.0× |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| Bucyrus, OH | 1 | $58,697.02 | $58,697.02 | $58,697.02 | 1.0× |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 3 | $1,021.73 | $1,652.70 | $4,265.00 | 4.2× |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | 1 | $10,868.87 | $10,868.87 | $10,868.87 | 1.0× |
| Cambridge, NE single city | 1 | $1,609.20 | $1,609.20 | $1,609.20 | 1.0× |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | 4 | $13,727.55 | $19,099.64 | $23,481.77 | 1.7× |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 1 | $48,944.77 | $48,944.77 | $48,944.77 | 1.0× |
| Carlsbad-Artesia, NM | 1 | $2,728.13 | $2,728.13 | $2,728.13 | 1.0× |
| Carroll, IA | 1 | $5,995.83 | $5,995.83 | $5,995.83 | 1.0× |
| Carrollton, MO single city | 1 | $1,556.25 | $1,556.25 | $1,556.25 | 1.0× |
| Centreville, MS single city | 1 | $2,865.00 | $2,865.00 | $2,865.00 | 1.0× |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 1 | $5,182.00 | $5,182.00 | $5,182.00 | 1.0× |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $4,528.00 | $5,905.25 | $7,282.50 | 1.6× |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 4 | $17,995.38 | $27,293.21 | $33,901.62 | 1.9× |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | 19 | $609.84 | $9,176.15 | $85,476.68 | 140.2× |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN one side | 6 | $23,729.68 | $26,348.55 | $51,206.00 | 2.2× |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $16,962.79 | $16,962.79 | $16,962.79 | 1.0× |
| Cleveland, OH one side | 1 | $17,999.69 | $17,999.69 | $17,999.69 | 1.0× |
| Clinton, MO single city | 1 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | $2,380.71 | 1.0× |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID one side | 1 | $9,022.50 | $9,022.50 | $9,022.50 | 1.0× |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, IN | 1 | $26,725.52 | $26,725.52 | $26,725.52 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, NE | 1 | $14,811.42 | $14,811.42 | $14,811.42 | 1.0× |
| Columbus, OH | 2 | $42,304.14 | $50,500.58 | $58,697.02 | 1.4× |
| Comanche, TX single city | 1 | $5,266.30 | $5,266.30 | $5,266.30 | 1.0× |
| Coos Bay-North Bend, OR | 1 | $5,702.40 | $5,702.40 | $5,702.40 | 1.0× |
| Corydon, IA single city | 1 | $3,383.00 | $3,383.00 | $3,383.00 | 1.0× |
| Coshocton, OH | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | 1.0× |
| Cynthiana, KY one side single city | 1 | $8,799.71 | $8,799.71 | $8,799.71 | 1.0× |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $2,646.00 | $3,270.00 | $22,972.81 | 8.7× |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $21,712.66 | $21,712.66 | $21,712.66 | 1.0× |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | 1 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | $8,000.00 | 1.0× |
| Deckerville, MI single city | 1 | $1,254.76 | $1,254.76 | $1,254.76 | 1.0× |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 2 | $1,468.80 | $1,739.40 | $2,010.00 | 1.4× |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 4 | $4,499.12 | $8,219.91 | $12,700.36 | 2.8× |
| Devils Lake, ND single city | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $4,315.50 | $4,315.50 | $4,315.50 | 1.0× |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $8,872.50 | $15,133.36 | $21,394.22 | 2.4× |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 2 | $1,835.20 | $3,826.10 | $5,816.99 | 3.2× |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | $6,615.10 | 1.0× |
| Durango, CO | 1 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | $6,380.00 | 1.0× |
| Eagle River, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $6,950.45 | $7,901.83 | $8,853.20 | 1.3× |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | 2 | $3,721.20 | $7,344.88 | $10,968.55 | 2.9× |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $1,521.50 | $1,521.50 | $1,521.50 | 1.0× |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $13,142.33 | $13,142.33 | $13,142.33 | 1.0× |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR one side | 1 | $3,643.74 | $3,643.74 | $3,643.74 | 1.0× |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 1 | $8,980.29 | $8,980.29 | $8,980.29 | 1.0× |
| Fairfield, IL single city | 1 | $9,980.00 | $9,980.00 | $9,980.00 | 1.0× |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $730.16 | $730.16 | $730.16 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville, NC one side | 1 | $3,238.20 | $3,238.20 | $3,238.20 | 1.0× |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 6 | $800.00 | $7,004.33 | $19,498.91 | 24.4× |
| Flint, MI | 1 | $14,519.23 | $14,519.23 | $14,519.23 | 1.0× |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $6,989.34 | $6,989.34 | $6,989.34 | 1.0× |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 3 | $3,252.95 | $9,088.59 | $9,088.59 | 2.8× |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 2 | $25,095.86 | $25,731.68 | $26,367.50 | 1.1× |
| Fraser, CO single city | 1 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | 1.0× |
| Freeport, IL | 1 | $4,321.60 | $4,321.60 | $4,321.60 | 1.0× |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $2,163.02 | $2,163.02 | $2,163.02 | 1.0× |
| Fresno, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | 1.0× |
| Friday Harbor, WA one side single city | 1 | $1,464.23 | $1,464.23 | $1,464.23 | 1.0× |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $2,920.00 | $7,506.33 | $12,092.65 | 4.1× |
| Glen Rose, TX single city | 1 | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 | 1.0× |
| Gordon, NE single city | 1 | $16,500.00 | $16,500.00 | $16,500.00 | 1.0× |
| Granby, CO single city | 1 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | 1.0× |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 1 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | $4,325.51 | 1.0× |
| Grand Island, NE | 1 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | $2,384.00 | 1.0× |
| Grand Junction, CO one side | 1 | $7,439.60 | $7,439.60 | $7,439.60 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 1 | $4,097.62 | $4,097.62 | $4,097.62 | 1.0× |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 1 | $771.00 | $771.00 | $771.00 | 1.0× |
| Grantsburg, WI single city | 1 | $3,952.80 | $3,952.80 | $3,952.80 | 1.0× |
| Great Falls, MT one side | 1 | $7,117.00 | $7,117.00 | $7,117.00 | 1.0× |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC one side | 3 | $4,239.90 | $33,099.65 | $37,155.64 | 8.8× |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS one side | 1 | $2,281.80 | $2,281.80 | $2,281.80 | 1.0× |
| Gunnison, CO single city | 1 | $2,013.65 | $2,013.65 | $2,013.65 | 1.0× |
| Guttenberg, IA single city | 1 | $2,526.40 | $2,526.40 | $2,526.40 | 1.0× |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $3,086.38 | $3,086.38 | $3,086.38 | 1.0× |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $5,038.40 | $6,637.02 | $6,987.12 | 1.4× |
| Hartford, KY single city | 1 | $568.50 | $568.50 | $568.50 | 1.0× |
| Harvey, ND single city | 1 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | $5,297.00 | 1.0× |
| Harwarden, IA single city | 1 | $6,957.05 | $6,957.05 | $6,957.05 | 1.0× |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $15,610.91 | $15,610.91 | $15,610.91 | 1.0× |
| Hays, KS one side | 1 | $2,064.15 | $2,064.15 | $2,064.15 | 1.0× |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $7,590.13 | $7,590.13 | $7,590.13 | 1.0× |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI one side | 1 | $2,331.70 | $2,331.70 | $2,331.70 | 1.0× |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $4,523.40 | $4,523.40 | $4,523.40 | 1.0× |
| Holyoke, CO single city | 1 | $8,688.80 | $8,688.80 | $8,688.80 | 1.0× |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $6,950.45 | $8,647.25 | $10,344.04 | 1.5× |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $3,498.88 | $5,499.16 | $7,682.44 | 2.2× |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $1,393.25 | $2,313.79 | $3,234.32 | 2.3× |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 1 | $10,270.95 | $10,270.95 | $10,270.95 | 1.0× |
| Huntsville, AL | 1 | $24,670.39 | $24,670.39 | $24,670.39 | 1.0× |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $4,268.00 | $4,268.00 | $4,268.00 | 1.0× |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 2 | $3,059.10 | $4,588.65 | $6,118.20 | 2.0× |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | 1 | $1,062.81 | $1,062.81 | $1,062.81 | 1.0× |
| Iron River, MI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Ironwood, MI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Jackson, MS | 2 | $6,609.00 | $17,419.30 | $28,229.59 | 4.3× |
| Johnson, AR single city | 1 | $19,370.03 | $19,370.03 | $19,370.03 | 1.0× |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,493.90 | $4,493.90 | $4,493.90 | 1.0× |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $22,153.72 | $23,271.71 | $24,389.70 | 1.1× |
| Kalispell, MT | 1 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | $2,710.18 | 1.0× |
| Kankakee, IL one side | 1 | $5,783.20 | $5,783.20 | $5,783.20 | 1.0× |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 | $3,082.00 | $3,261.00 | $11,407.00 | 3.7× |
| Ketchikan, AK one side | 1 | $5,782.08 | $5,782.08 | $5,782.08 | 1.0× |
| Key West-Key Largo, FL | 1 | $16,180.06 | $16,180.06 | $16,180.06 | 1.0× |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $16,487.91 | $16,487.91 | $16,487.91 | 1.0× |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 1 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | $4,084.39 | 1.0× |
| Knoxville, TN | 1 | $11,561.90 | $11,561.90 | $11,561.90 | 1.0× |
| Kodiak, AK single city | 1 | $7,543.38 | $7,543.38 | $7,543.38 | 1.0× |
| Kremmling, CO single city | 1 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | $10,915.50 | 1.0× |
| Lafayette, LA | 3 | $3,822.03 | $7,643.22 | $17,598.61 | 4.6× |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | 1 | $19,146.62 | $19,146.62 | $19,146.62 | 1.0× |
| Lake City, IA single city | 1 | $5,499.00 | $5,499.00 | $5,499.00 | 1.0× |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 1 | $15,258.02 | $15,258.02 | $15,258.02 | 1.0× |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | $6,113.99 | 1.0× |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 3 | $771.00 | $771.00 | $13,805.93 | 17.9× |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $29,582.93 | $29,582.93 | $29,582.93 | 1.0× |
| Las Cruces, NM | 2 | $25,064.23 | $25,652.30 | $26,240.37 | 1.0× |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 1 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | $3,765.30 | 1.0× |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $4,266.45 | $4,266.45 | $4,266.45 | 1.0× |
| Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT | 2 | $858.55 | $1,766.69 | $2,674.82 | 3.1× |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 3 | $5,714.71 | $11,616.44 | $14,400.42 | 2.5× |
| Lima, OH | 1 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | $3,553.20 | 1.0× |
| Linton, IN single city | 1 | $3,756.12 | $3,756.12 | $3,756.12 | 1.0× |
| Litchfield, MN single city | 1 | $1,479.04 | $1,479.04 | $1,479.04 | 1.0× |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 6 | $1,392.90 | $2,683.74 | $15,284.66 | 11.0× |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $25,793.11 | $25,793.11 | $25,793.11 | 1.0× |
| Longview-Kelso, WA one side | 1 | $12,312.95 | $12,312.95 | $12,312.95 | 1.0× |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 | $4,187.00 | 2.8× |
| Lousiana, MO single city | 1 | $976.00 | $976.00 | $976.00 | 1.0× |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $27,335.66 | $27,335.66 | $27,335.66 | 1.0× |
| Luverne, AL single city | 1 | $2,104.50 | $2,104.50 | $2,104.50 | 1.0× |
| Madison, SD single city | 1 | $7,210.00 | $7,210.00 | $7,210.00 | 1.0× |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $2,986.34 | $2,986.34 | $2,986.34 | 1.0× |
| Manchester, IA one side single city | 1 | $8,735.20 | $8,735.20 | $8,735.20 | 1.0× |
| Mangum, OK single city | 1 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | $7,761.71 | 1.0× |
| Manhattan, KS | 1 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | $4,461.50 | 1.0× |
| Mansfield, OH | 1 | $58,697.02 | $58,697.02 | $58,697.02 | 1.0× |
| Marble Falls, TX single city | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Marquette, MI | 1 | $11,134.44 | $11,134.44 | $11,134.44 | 1.0× |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $25,747.40 | $25,747.40 | $25,747.40 | 1.0× |
| Maysville, KY single city | 1 | $11,910.86 | $11,910.86 | $11,910.86 | 1.0× |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 | 1.0× |
| McCall, ID single city | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Medford, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 5 | $9,798.29 | $9,798.29 | $9,798.29 | 1.0× |
| Meriden, CT single city | 1 | $4,015.00 | $4,015.00 | $4,015.00 | 1.0× |
| Meridian, MS | 1 | $6,760.91 | $6,760.91 | $6,760.91 | 1.0× |
| Merrill, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | 4 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | $3,362.21 | 1.0× |
| Michigan City-La Porte, IN | 2 | $11,895.81 | $16,830.99 | $21,766.16 | 1.8× |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $1,739.14 | $2,437.50 | $3,696.42 | 2.1× |
| Moab, UT single city | 1 | $2,161.84 | $2,161.84 | $2,161.84 | 1.0× |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $34,018.60 | $34,018.60 | $34,018.60 | 1.0× |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | 1.0× |
| Monroe, LA | 2 | $2,976.56 | $5,322.84 | $7,669.12 | 2.6× |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $1,681.40 | $1,681.40 | $1,681.40 | 1.0× |
| Morgantown, WV one side | 1 | $5,408.33 | $5,408.33 | $5,408.33 | 1.0× |
| Morris, MN single city | 1 | $1,185.75 | $1,185.75 | $1,185.75 | 1.0× |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $1,391.00 | $1,391.00 | $1,391.00 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon, OH | 1 | $1,120.45 | $1,120.45 | $1,120.45 | 1.0× |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA one side | 1 | $9,002.50 | $9,002.50 | $9,002.50 | 1.0× |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 1 | $1,442.14 | $1,442.14 | $1,442.14 | 1.0× |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 | $384.00 | 1.0× |
| Naples-Marco Island, FL | 2 | $20,033.44 | $20,033.44 | $20,033.44 | 1.0× |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 2 | $4,090.98 | $4,976.79 | $5,862.60 | 1.4× |
| Nevada, MO single city | 1 | $8,922.15 | $8,922.15 | $8,922.15 | 1.0× |
| New London, WI single city | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 3 | $8,826.89 | $10,427.49 | $22,351.37 | 2.5× |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 53 | $2,056.00 | $3,868.00 | $32,775.00 | 15.9× |
| Ocean Pines, MD | 1 | $8,493.24 | $8,493.24 | $8,493.24 | 1.0× |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 2 | $3,607.80 | $9,220.17 | $14,832.53 | 4.1× |
| Olla, LA single city | 1 | $3,864.00 | $3,864.00 | $3,864.00 | 1.0× |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 2 | $3,824.64 | $5,004.95 | $6,185.25 | 1.6× |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 1 | $11,597.00 | $11,597.00 | $11,597.00 | 1.0× |
| Osage Beach, MO single city | 1 | $4,783.34 | $4,783.34 | $4,783.34 | 1.0× |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $1,110.40 | $1,110.40 | $1,110.40 | 1.0× |
| Paducah, KY-IL one side | 1 | $17,451.54 | $17,451.54 | $17,451.54 | 1.0× |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $2,844.00 | $2,844.00 | $2,844.00 | 1.0× |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV one side | 1 | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | $6,985.00 | 1.0× |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | 1 | $6,675.31 | $6,675.31 | $6,675.31 | 1.0× |
| Peoria, IL | 1 | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | $3,594.00 | 1.0× |
| Perry, FL single city | 1 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | $2,374.80 | 1.0× |
| Perryville, MO single city | 1 | $28,155.20 | $28,155.20 | $28,155.20 | 1.0× |
| Petersburg, WV one side single city | 1 | $7,654.40 | $7,654.40 | $7,654.40 | 1.0× |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $6,778.57 | $6,778.57 | $6,778.57 | 1.0× |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $3,345.00 | $7,842.15 | $12,339.30 | 3.7× |
| Phillipsburg, KS single city | 1 | $3,836.90 | $3,836.90 | $3,836.90 | 1.0× |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 1 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | $4,015.22 | 1.0× |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $1,320.00 | $1,320.00 | $1,320.00 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $15,200.30 | $15,200.30 | $15,200.30 | 1.0× |
| Pittsburgh, PA one side | 1 | $3,121.75 | $3,121.75 | $3,121.75 | 1.0× |
| Polson, MT single city | 1 | $1,016.00 | $1,016.00 | $1,016.00 | 1.0× |
| Port Townsend, WA | 1 | $5,908.00 | $5,908.00 | $5,908.00 | 1.0× |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 1 | $6,945.46 | $6,945.46 | $6,945.46 | 1.0× |
| Price, UT | 1 | $8,893.55 | $8,893.55 | $8,893.55 | 1.0× |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 1 | $6,491.90 | $6,491.90 | $6,491.90 | 1.0× |
| Rapid City, SD | 2 | $3,671.74 | $4,949.31 | $6,226.88 | 1.7× |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | $5,485.51 | 1.0× |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 | 1.0× |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | $3,559.00 | 1.0× |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $3,083.25 | $3,083.25 | $3,083.25 | 1.0× |
| Rhinelander, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Richmond, VA | 4 | $17,479.51 | $25,720.33 | $30,337.67 | 1.7× |
| Rifle, CO | 1 | $2,967.00 | $2,967.00 | $2,967.00 | 1.0× |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 6 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 | $4,187.00 | 2.8× |
| Rochester, NY | 1 | $2,343.46 | $2,343.46 | $2,343.46 | 1.0× |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $9,149.53 | $9,149.53 | $9,149.53 | 1.0× |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 4 | $4,329.04 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | 1.4× |
| Salem, OH | 1 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | $3,080.00 | 1.0× |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 | 1.0× |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 | $1,471.60 | $3,397.83 | $33,557.85 | 22.8× |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 11 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $26,176.80 | 4.4× |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | 1.0× |
| Sandersville, GA single city | 1 | $1,500.50 | $1,500.50 | $1,500.50 | 1.0× |
| Sandusky, MI single city | 1 | $1,223.20 | $1,223.20 | $1,223.20 | 1.0× |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $1,098.03 | $3,556.22 | $6,014.40 | 5.5× |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $20,224.56 | $20,224.56 | $20,224.56 | 1.0× |
| Seaford, DE one side | 1 | $10,902.10 | $10,902.10 | $10,902.10 | 1.0× |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 3 | $3,977.49 | $35,947.10 | $39,311.63 | 9.9× |
| Sedalia, MO one side | 1 | $1,324.50 | $1,324.50 | $1,324.50 | 1.0× |
| Shattuck, OK single city | 1 | $1,676.18 | $1,676.18 | $1,676.18 | 1.0× |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Shenandoah, IA single city | 1 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | $2,390.70 | 1.0× |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 | 1.0× |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 2 | $8,658.10 | $10,227.18 | $11,796.25 | 1.4× |
| Sidney, MT single city | 1 | $2,050.18 | $2,050.18 | $2,050.18 | 1.0× |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $4,734.89 | $4,734.89 | $4,734.89 | 1.0× |
| Skowhegan, ME single city | 1 | $1,410.75 | $1,410.75 | $1,410.75 | 1.0× |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $3,276.34 | $3,276.34 | $3,276.34 | 1.0× |
| Spencer, WV single city | 1 | $15,222.35 | $15,222.35 | $15,222.35 | 1.0× |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA one side | 1 | $7,673.62 | $7,673.62 | $7,673.62 | 1.0× |
| Springerville, AZ single city | 1 | $5,051.34 | $5,051.34 | $5,051.34 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MA | 1 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | $3,410.00 | 1.0× |
| Springfield, MO | 3 | $5,514.30 | $22,076.13 | $22,076.13 | 4.0× |
| Springfield, OH one side | 1 | $16,832.11 | $16,832.11 | $16,832.11 | 1.0× |
| St. Johnsbury, VT single city | 1 | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 | $1,128.00 | 1.0× |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 6 | $5,020.83 | $14,472.77 | $17,524.51 | 3.5× |
| Staples, MN single city | 1 | $1,072.60 | $1,072.60 | $1,072.60 | 1.0× |
| Starkville, MS | 1 | $1,237.12 | $1,237.12 | $1,237.12 | 1.0× |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO single city | 1 | $744.50 | $744.50 | $744.50 | 1.0× |
| Sterling, IL one side | 1 | $11,960.00 | $11,960.00 | $11,960.00 | 1.0× |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | 1.0× |
| Sylva, NC single city | 1 | $14,675.49 | $14,675.49 | $14,675.49 | 1.0× |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 1 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | $31,045.79 | 1.0× |
| Temple, TX single city | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Toledo, OH | 4 | $26,014.49 | $31,499.90 | $39,467.58 | 1.5× |
| Tomahawk, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Topeka, KS | 1 | $5,173.50 | $5,173.50 | $5,173.50 | 1.0× |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 1 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | $5,110.00 | 1.0× |
| Tucson, AZ | 6 | $641.76 | $10,208.90 | $26,128.05 | 40.7× |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | $6,877.00 | 1.0× |
| Two Harbors, MN single city | 1 | $8,800.34 | $8,800.34 | $8,800.34 | 1.0× |
| Upper Sandusky, OH single city | 1 | $3,926.51 | $3,926.51 | $3,926.51 | 1.0× |
| Urban Honolulu, HI one side | 4 | $8,250.90 | $8,250.90 | $8,943.70 | 1.1× |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 2 | $585.00 | $11,899.58 | $23,214.16 | 39.7× |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 | $10,454.00 | 1.7× |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $15,590.67 | $15,590.67 | $15,590.67 | 1.0× |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $15,842.70 | $15,842.70 | $15,842.70 | 1.0× |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 4 | $3,287.57 | $27,942.15 | $52,865.65 | 16.1× |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 | 1.0× |
| Wadena, MN single city | 1 | $18,184.25 | $18,184.25 | $18,184.25 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, IN | 1 | $21,710.94 | $21,710.94 | $21,710.94 | 1.0× |
| Warsaw, NY one side single city | 1 | $6,436.50 | $6,436.50 | $6,436.50 | 1.0× |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $8,089.23 | $8,089.23 | $8,089.23 | 1.0× |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,100.16 | $3,100.16 | $3,100.16 | 1.0× |
| Watford City, ND single city | 1 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | $5,813.60 | 1.0× |
| Waupaca, WI single city | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 1 | $11,284.38 | $11,284.38 | $11,284.38 | 1.0× |
| Wheeling, WV-OH one side | 2 | $4,456.38 | $4,999.19 | $5,542.00 | 1.2× |
| Wichita, KS one side | 1 | $3,321.18 | $3,321.18 | $3,321.18 | 1.0× |
| Wild Rose, WI single city | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 | 1.0× |
| Williamsport, PA | 1 | $5,152.80 | $5,152.80 | $5,152.80 | 1.0× |
| Willimantic, CT single city | 1 | $4,015.00 | $4,015.00 | $4,015.00 | 1.0× |
| Williston, ND | 1 | $6,425.00 | $6,425.00 | $6,425.00 | 1.0× |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $5,886.40 | $5,886.40 | $5,886.40 | 1.0× |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $10,536.37 | $10,536.37 | $10,536.37 | 1.0× |
| Windom, MN single city | 1 | $5,355.68 | $5,355.68 | $5,355.68 | 1.0× |
| Winner, SD single city | 1 | $3,667.00 | $3,667.00 | $3,667.00 | 1.0× |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Wolfeboro, NH one side single city | 1 | $21,567.00 | $21,567.00 | $21,567.00 | 1.0× |
| Woodruff, WI single city | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 | 1.0× |
| Worcester, MA | 3 | $21,089.78 | $63,078.58 | $69,430.15 | 3.3× |
| Wytheville, VA single city | 1 | $10,989.06 | $10,989.06 | $10,989.06 | 1.0× |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $1,740.70 | $1,740.70 | $1,740.70 | 1.0× |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | 4 | $12,724.08 | $26,783.54 | $37,221.29 | 2.9× |
| Zanesville, OH | 1 | $14,912.80 | $14,912.80 | $14,912.80 | 1.0× |
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
Highest The highest cash price among those hospitals. A single very high price can be an error in the file; check the median too.
Highest ÷ lowest How many times the highest cash price is above the lowest in the same market.
Common questions
What is CPT code 29882?
CPT 29882 is the billing code for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee). This code covers knee arthroscopy in which the surgeon stitches a torn meniscus back together instead of trimming it.
Why repair instead of trim?
Repair keeps more cartilage, which may protect the knee, but recovery is longer and not every tear can be repaired.
How long is recovery?
Often several months, with crutches and a brace at first.
Is it cheaper to pay cash or use insurance for knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair?
It depends on your deductible. Until you meet it, you pay your plan's negotiated rate, not the cash price. In hospital price files the highest negotiated rate for knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair has a median of $8,638.97 and the lowest a median of $1,388.41; at 393 of 520 hospitals the cash price is below the highest negotiated rate. A cash payment may not count toward your deductible, so ask your plan for its rate at that hospital first.
Which states have the cheapest knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair?
Among 36 states with at least 5 hospitals listing a cash price, the median is lowest in Iowa ($2,954.70), Minnesota ($3,066.96) and Arkansas ($3,119.65), and highest in Virginia ($25,747.40), Ohio ($25,409.35) and South Carolina ($23,968.72). Prices vary as much between hospitals in the same state, so compare hospitals near you.
Other knee arthroscopy prices
Median hospital cash price, one per hospital.