Knee arthroscopy, meniscus repair cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair (one side of the knee): from $1,254.00 to $8,853.20, with a median of $5,733.66. The lowest price is at Ascension Calumet Hospital (Chilton). The highest price is 7.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,733.66, is 5% below the US median of $6,005.12.
- Wisconsin ranks 13th of 36 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 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$1,254.00Ascension Calumet Hospital
Median$5,733.66half of hospitals charge less
Highest$8,853.20in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$4,479.66vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Calumet Hospital lowest Chilton · Appleton, WI HC PRO-S KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $1,254.00 | $2,200.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fort Memorial Hospital Fort Atkinson · Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rpr Medial Or Lateral | $3,100.16 | $9,688.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI KNEE SCOPE,MED OR LAT MENIS REPAIR | $3,418.13 | $6,103.80 | Aug 8, 2026 source file |
| Burnett Medical Center Grantsburg · Grantsburg, WI Repair of inside or outside knee joint cartilage using an endoscope | $3,952.80 | $4,941.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Sauk Prairie Healthcare Prairie Du Sac · Baraboo, WI KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $4,516.86 | $8,257.50 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Arthroscopy Knee W/Meniscus Rmedial/Lateral | $6,950.45 | $10,693.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OakLeaf Surgical Hospital one side Altoona · Eau Claire, WI REPAIR OF INSIDE OR OUTSIDE KNEE JOINT CARTILAGE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,853.20 | $9,836.89 | Feb 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.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appleton, WI | 3 | $1,254.00 | $3,418.13 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $6,950.45 | $7,901.82 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 2 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 2 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Baraboo, WI | 1 | $4,516.86 | $4,516.86 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Grantsburg, WI | 1 | $3,952.80 | $3,952.80 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Madison, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $3,418.13 | $3,418.13 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Watertown-Fort Atkinson, WI | 1 | $3,100.16 | $3,100.16 |
| Wausau, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 1 | $6,950.45 | $6,950.45 |
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$9,418.70
- 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$15,193.53
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$8,250.90
- Idaho$6,877.00
- Illinois$5,783.20
- Indiana$11,895.81
- 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$21,686.13, 3 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$8,388.03
- West Virginia$5,542.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.