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Knee Arthroscopy, Both Menisci Trimmed

Kansas 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, Both Menisci Trimmed cost?

$4,761

Typical total for the visit. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,761 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$871$661 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,995 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,918Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $589 to $6,457
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $871

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$26,302.68
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$660.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$616.60

Where Kansas sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Connecticut 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

Kansas· 11th of 51

$4,761

$871 physician + $3,890 facility

CT $8,346MT $1,803

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.