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Knee Arthroscopy, Both Menisci Trimmed

Delaware rates for HCPCS 29880

During this knee arthroscopy, the surgeon uses a small camera and instruments inserted through tiny incisions to trim damaged, torn cartilage from both the inner and outer cushioning pads of the knee, the menisci, in the same operation. Removing the torn portions relieves catching, locking, or pain caused by meniscus damage while preserving as much healthy cartilage as possible. It differs from a related procedure that treats only one side of the knee.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, Both Menisci Trimmed cost?

$7,350

Typical total for the visit. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,350 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $589 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,761 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$589$562 to $794
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,761$562 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $550 to $12,589Professionalmedian $589 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,761professional $589

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$15,488.17
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.6 times more in California than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Delaware· 13th of 51

$7,350

$589 physician + $6,761 facility

CA $10,421MT $1,851

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.