Knee Arthroscopy (Cartilage Smoothing) cost at US hospitals

Knee arthroscopy with chondroplasty · CPT 29877

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Knee Arthroscopy (Cartilage Smoothing)

This is keyhole knee surgery in which the surgeon shaves a frayed or roughened patch of joint-surface cartilage back to a smooth edge. It is done through two or three small incisions with a camera and a powered shaver. Most people go home the same day.

$327.75

lowest cash price

$4,712.46

national median

$41,891.80

highest cash price

175

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $327.75–$41,891.80 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$327.75

SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL — Bakersfield, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$41,891.80

St Francis Medical Center — Midlothian, VA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($3,743.15) → Sep 1, 2026 ($3,839.54)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Arizona 16 $970.54 $970.54 $970.54
Arkansas 3 $4,729.29 $4,729.29 $4,729.29
California 84 $327.75 $5,148.00 $10,018.40
Colorado 16 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Florida 66 $2,373.80 $2,373.80 $31,045.79
Georgia 23 $8,718.00 $8,718.00 $8,718.00
Hawaii 2 $510.72 $510.72 $510.72
Illinois 38 $1,767.00 $21,103.12 $28,649.56
Indiana 25 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Iowa 17 $2,143.00 $3,052.80 $25,449.97
Kansas 9 $11,762.18 $11,762.18 $11,762.18
Kentucky 3 $733.48 $733.48 $1,685.40
Louisiana 6 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 26 $4,499.12 $4,499.12 $4,499.12
Minnesota 10 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Mississippi 4 $1,132.80 $1,132.80 $1,132.80
Missouri 17 $598.50 $5,711.26 $12,302.71
Montana 2 $917.60 $917.60 $917.60
Nebraska 8 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Nevada 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $3,545.97 $3,986.00 $6,839.00
New Mexico 3 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 18 $3,839.54 $3,839.54 $3,839.54
North Carolina 14 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 48 $705.50 $12,252.48 $19,589.77
Oklahoma 12 $1,906.45 $4,988.50 $6,891.33
Oregon 11 $961.44 $1,313.82 $1,830.00
Pennsylvania 15 $1,536.60 $1,536.60 $2,551.00
South Carolina 10 $13,747.14 $13,747.14 $13,747.14
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 17 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Texas 104 $4,304.96 $4,712.46 $16,720.23
Virginia 20 $10,755.45 $15,607.83 $41,891.80
Washington 29 $4,773.09 $4,773.09 $4,773.09
West Virginia 12 $656.00 $3,261.00 $7,084.50
Wisconsin 20 $951.90 $951.90 $8,013.60
Wyoming 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH not published $3,206.68 – $18,609.00
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH not published $3,223.93 – $18,609.00
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH not published $3,223.93 – $18,609.00
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH not published $3,243.99 – $18,609.00
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH not published $3,223.93 – $18,609.00
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC not published $2,657.61 – $18,792.00
MUSC Health Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC not published $1,981.82 – $11,769.00
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC not published $3,043.22 – $3,347.54
MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence, SC not published $2,657.61 – $12,276.00
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center Chester, SC not published $2,657.61 – $11,255.00
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC not published $1,969.17 – $3,347.54
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC not published $2,402.62 – $11,692.00
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA not published $970.00 – $1,165.00
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA not published $1,101.92 – $21,344.46
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA not published $970.00 – $1,165.00
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA not published $8,099.19 – $8,099.19
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA not published $8,099.19 – $8,099.19
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA not published $8,099.19 – $8,099.19
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA not published $14,029.00 – $14,029.00
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA not published $8,099.19 – $8,099.19
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA not published $8,099.19 – $8,099.19
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA not published $3,903.45 – $10,074.23
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY not published $501.60 – $585.20
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY not published $479.30 – $691.71
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY not published $557.33 – $1,161.31
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA not published $1,587.58 – $15,706.36
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA not published $1,516.42 – $13,246.14
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA not published $1,579.67 – $23,411.43
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA not published $1,586.95 – $15,706.36
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA not published $1,551.09 – $15,706.36
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA not published $1,669.22 – $16,928.47
MEDICAL CITY LAS COLINAS HOSPITAL Irving, TX not published $1,088.27 – $5,912.89
MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL DALLAS, TX not published $1,142.68 – $1,142.68
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA not published $1,551.09 – $15,706.36
Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital Cypress, TX not published $3,286.91 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist Continuing Care Hospital Katy, TX not published $4,331.00 – $8,126.00
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands, TX not published $3,127.85 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist Clear Lake Hospital Nassau Bay, TX not published $1,587.72 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist Willowbrook Hospital Houston, TX not published $3,127.85 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown, TX not published $3,127.85 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston, TX not published $3,127.85 – $13,147.64
Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX not published $3,127.85 – $7,838.00
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX not published $3,286.91 – $13,147.64
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN not published $155.14 – $1,487.08
Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South Burleson, TX not published $3,292.33 – $9,098.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY not published $2,418.63 – $4,799.19
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY not published $2,418.63 – $4,031.32
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX not published $1,088.27 – $1,197.10
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL not published $3,506.34 – $8,442.00
OSF St Mary Medical Center Galesburg, IL not published $3,506.34 – $6,675.00

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