US Health Care Costs

Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)

CPT 29881 · Surgery · hospital facility charge

StateHospitalsTypical cash priceLowest cashHighest cashTypical insurer price
Alabama1––––
California2–––$24,126
Florida13–––$8,771
Georgia2–––$12,426
Iowa1–––$8,338
Illinois4$25,664$25,664$25,664$10,375
Indiana2–––$9,622
Massachusetts1$37,935$37,935$37,935$6,309
Michigan1–––$1,396
North Carolina1–––$4,239
New Jersey6$3,821$3,591$5,741$6,750
Nevada1–––$3,528
New York1–––$4,971
Ohio12–––$6,674
Oklahoma1–––$7,238
Pennsylvania3–––$4,974
South Carolina1–––$3,400
Tennessee2$5,122$5,122$5,122$5,442
Texas18–––$5,487
Virginia1–––$10,249
74 hospitals so far: only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed, and more are added every night. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor usually bills separately.