Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in California
In California, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee): from $1,032.00 to $33,557.85, with a median of $4,187.00. The lowest price is at Madera Community Hospital (Madera). The highest price is 32.5× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29882. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$1,032.00Madera Community Hospital
Median$4,187.00half pay less
Highest$33,557.85in California
Lowest saves$3,155.00vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera · Fresno, CA Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $1,032.00 | $1,720.00 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC PR 29882 ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,098.03 | $2,153.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $1,471.60 | $2,830.00 | — source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA OPG - 4 | $1,550.64 | $2,385.60 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $1,947.00 | $1,947.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral | $2,096.00 | $4,192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Outpatient Surgical Group 3 | $3,964.84 | $6,099.75 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center Chino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29882 - | $4,187.00 | $14,886.11 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Desert Valley Hospital Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29882 - OR36029882 | $4,187.00 | $4,808.68 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29882 - | $4,187.00 | $24,708.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center Redding · Redding, CA Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29882 - | $4,187.00 | $17,488.90 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MENISCUS RPR MEDIAL/LATERAL | $6,014.40 | $10,740.00 | — source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Arthro Knee W Men Rep Med/Lat | $10,454.00 | $10,454.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Knee arthroscopy/surgery | $25,043.65 | $47,252.17 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Repair of knee joint using an endoscope | $33,557.85 | $61,014.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 9 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 5 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 4 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 3 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 3 | $2,096.00 | $6,014.40 |
| Vallejo, CA | 3 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| Fresno, CA | 2 | $1,032.00 | $3,523.20 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 2 | $1,098.03 | $3,556.22 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 1 | $25,043.65 | $25,043.65 |
| Modesto, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| Ontario, CA | 1 | $1,471.60 | $1,471.60 |
| Richmond, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $4,187.00 | $4,187.00 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $1,947.00 | $1,947.00 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 1 | $6,014.40 | $6,014.40 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 1 | $3,010.00 | $3,010.00 |
What it is
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.
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) in other states
- Alabama$8,905.13
- Alaska$7,784.69
- Arizona$696.15
- Arkansas$12,007.05
- Connecticut$4,015.00
- Florida$15,193.53
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$3,489.00
- Indiana$3,756.12
- Iowa$1,704.00
- Kansas$15,200.30
- Kentucky$1,309.35
- Louisiana$3,083.20
- Maine$560.49
- Maryland$4,928.12
- Massachusetts$6,684.81
- Michigan$1,874.90
- Minnesota$2,899.23
- Mississippi$19,013.94
- Missouri$15,442.97
- Montana$1,512.40
- Nebraska$2,185.76
- Nevada$3,559.00
- New Hampshire$2,670.57
- New Jersey$3,821.05
- New York$2,566.76
- North Carolina$1,772.00
- Ohio$2,745.60
- Oklahoma$12,299.71
- Oregon$1,996.03
- Pennsylvania$3,345.00
- Rhode Island$6,491.90
- South Carolina$25,866.10
- South Dakota$3,671.74
- Tennessee$5,748.57
- Texas$5,893.64
- Vermont$1,763.00
- Virginia$21,613.46
- Washington$3,061.95
- West Virginia$757.00
- Wisconsin$3,618.55
- Wyoming$2,503.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.