Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Texas
In Texas, 42 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee): from $384.00 to $29,582.93, with a median of $5,741.63. The lowest price is at Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital (Nacogdoches). The highest price is 77.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,741.63, is 5% below the US median of $6,014.40.
- Texas ranks 14th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 2 of 42 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 Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$384.00Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital
Median$5,741.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$29,582.93in Texas
Lowest saves$5,357.63vs the median
Hospitals in Texas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital lowest Nacogdoches · Nacogdoches, TX Knee Arthroscopy/surgery | $384.00 | $1,280.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's Patients Medical Center Pasadena · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ARTHROSCOPY;W/MENISCUS REPAIR | $1,393.25 | $3,980.70 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Uptown Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR 29882 | $2,646.00 | $4,410.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Medical Center at Trophy Club Trophy Club · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR 29882 | $2,658.00 | $4,430.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| The Hospital at Westlake Medical Center Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $2,794.49 | $16,308.88 | Sep 2, 2024 source file |
| Pampa Regional Medical Center Pampa · Pampa, TX Arthroscopy w/meniscus rpr(me | $2,844.00 | $14,972.40 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Eminent Medical Center Richardson · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Surgical Knee Arthroscopy | $2,976.66 | $63,127.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Surgical Hospital at Fort Worth Fort Worth · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR 29882 | $3,010.20 | $5,017.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Hsa St. Joseph Houston · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,234.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center of Southeast Texas Port Arthur · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISC RPR M/L | $3,234.32 | — | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Dallas Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29882 - | $3,270.00 | $33,253.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen · Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29882 - OR36029882 | $3,270.00 | $16,379.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29882 - OR36029882 | $3,270.00 | $18,865.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission · McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29882 - OR36029882 | $3,270.00 | $25,650.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Surgical Hospital at Sherman Sherman · Sherman-Denison, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR 29882 | $3,979.80 | $6,633.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Medical Center Comanche · Comanche, TX Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $5,266.30 | $8,102.00 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $5,741.63 | $9,569.39 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Brenham Brenham · Brenham, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station · College Station-Bryan, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Hillcrest Waco · Waco, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Marble Falls Marble Falls · Marble Falls, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Temple Temple · Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple Temple · Killeen-Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR | $6,045.65 | $10,076.08 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Sunnyvale Sunnyvale · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ARTHROSCOPY KNEE W/MEDIAL OR LATERAL MENISCAL REPAIR 29882 | $6,991.20 | $11,652.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Medina Regional Hospital Hondo · San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX ARTHROSC KNEE W MEN REPMED&LAT | $10,170.80 | $11,300.88 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Glen Rose Medical Center Glen Rose · Glen Rose, TX Artho Knee W/meniscus Repair | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 | — source file |
| White Rock Medical Center Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Arthroscopy, knee, surgical with meniscus repair (medial OR lateral) | $11,548.03 | $16,982.40 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Detar Hospital Navarro Victoria · Victoria, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $15,842.70 | $75,441.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Detar North Victoria · Victoria, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $15,842.70 | $75,441.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkland Health one side Dallas · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Arthroscopy Kne Surg Meniscus Rpr Medial/Lateral|LEFT SIDE | $16,344.38 | $40,860.94 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield Mansfield · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY W/ MENISCUS REPAIR | $22,972.81 | $22,972.81 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Longview Medical Center Longview · Longview, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $25,793.11 | $143,295.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Woodland Heights Medical Center Lufkin · Lufkin, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $27,335.66 | $151,864.78 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Laredo Medical Center Laredo · Laredo, TX KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $29,582.93 | $123,262.20 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 9 | $2,646.00 | $3,270.00 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | 8 | $2,794.49 | $5,741.63 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | 3 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | 2 | $1,393.25 | $2,313.78 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | 2 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 |
| Victoria, TX | 2 | $15,842.70 | $15,842.70 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | 1 | $3,234.32 | $3,234.32 |
| Brenham, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
| Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | 1 | $3,270.00 | $3,270.00 |
| Comanche, TX | 1 | $5,266.30 | $5,266.30 |
| College Station-Bryan, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
| Glen Rose, TX | 1 | $11,226.00 | $11,226.00 |
| Laredo, TX | 1 | $29,582.93 | $29,582.93 |
| Longview, TX | 1 | $25,793.11 | $25,793.11 |
| Lufkin, TX | 1 | $27,335.66 | $27,335.66 |
| Marble Falls, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
| Nacogdoches, TX | 1 | $384.00 | $384.00 |
| Pampa, TX | 1 | $2,844.00 | $2,844.00 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | 1 | $10,170.80 | $10,170.80 |
| Sherman-Denison, TX | 1 | $3,979.80 | $3,979.80 |
| Temple, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
| Waco, TX | 1 | $6,045.65 | $6,045.65 |
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
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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
- 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
- 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
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.