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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Arizona rates for HCPCS 29882

Keyhole surgery in which a torn meniscus, the C-shaped cartilage cushion between the thigh and shin bones, is stitched back together rather than trimmed away. The surgeon works through small punctures with a camera and passes sutures or anchors across the tear so it can knit. Saving the cushion protects the joint, but calls for a longer period of protected weight-bearing than trimming does.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair cost?

$3,236

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,512 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$724$631 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,512$1,380 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $692 to $6,918Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $603 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,512professional $724

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
$977.24
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,000.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$851.14
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS Arizona
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,047.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Wisconsin 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

Arizona· 33rd of 51

$3,236

$724 physician + $2,512 facility

WI $7,904MT $2,218

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.