US Health Care Costs

Knee arthroscopy (meniscus) in New Jersey

CPT 29881 · hospital facility charge

Cash prices range from $3,591 to $5,741 at the 6 hospitals whose price files we have read so far.

HospitalCityList priceCash priceInsurers (median)
Jersey Shore University Medical CenterNeptune$7,673$3,591$6,522$4,731–$12,656 · 27 plans
Community Medical CenterToms River–$3,786$6,205$3,571–$19,463 · 13 plans
Hackensack University Medical CenterHackensack$7,673$3,821$6,978$4,905–$9,322 · 30 plans
Morristown Medical CenterMorristown$15,112$4,330$3,765$3,765–$8,138 · 55 plans
Robert Wood Johnson University HospitalNew Brunswick–$5,741$6,992$487–$22,343 · 11 plans
Jefferson Stratford HospitalStratford––$7,835$3,303–$9,978 · 6 plans
Only hospitals whose price files we've read are listed. The price is the hospital's part; the doctor (radiologist, surgeon, anesthesiologist) usually bills separately.