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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Colorado 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?

$7,121

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,121 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $955 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$955$794 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,166$3,020 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $12,589Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $955

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
$891.25
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,230.27
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,288.25
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,754.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$11,220.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,412.54
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
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Colorado 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

Colorado· 4th of 51

$7,121

$955 physician + $6,166 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.