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Knee Arthroscopy, One Meniscus Trimmed

Montana rates for HCPCS 29881

This knee arthroscopy trims torn or damaged cartilage from one cushioning pad of the knee, either the inner or outer meniscus, using a camera and small instruments passed through tiny incisions. Removing the torn tissue relieves catching, locking, swelling, or pain that a meniscus tear can cause. It is the more limited counterpart to a related procedure that addresses both sides of the knee in one operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, One Meniscus Trimmed cost?

$1,762

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,762 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $871 to the doctor who performs it, and $891 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$741 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$891$871 to $2,630

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $776 to $6,026Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $525 to $912
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $891professional $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
$1,174.90
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$933.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Montana sits

The same service costs 4.9 times more in Vermont 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$1,762

$871 physician + $891 facility

VT $8,696MT $1,762

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.