Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee): from $2,331.70 to $8,943.70, with a median of $8,250.90. The lowest price is at Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital (Waimea). The highest price is 3.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,250.90, is 37% above the US median of $6,014.40.
- Hawaii ranks 25th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 5 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$2,331.70Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital
Median$8,250.90half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,943.70in Hawaii
Lowest saves$5,919.20vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital one side lowest Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $2,331.70 | $3,331.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu one side Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,250.90 | $11,787.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center one side Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,250.90 | $11,787.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa one side Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,250.90 | $11,787.00 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu one side Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,943.70 | $8,943.70 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 4 | $8,250.90 | $8,250.90 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 1 | $2,331.70 | $2,331.70 |
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, meniscus repair is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair explained.
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee) in other states
- 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
- 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$7,669.12
- 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$6,950.45
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.