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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Florida 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?

$2,924

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,924 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $525 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,399 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$525$372 to $661
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,399$1,514 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $12,882Professionalmedian $525 · 10th to 90th $93 to $871
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,399professional $525

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
$630.96
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$933.25
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$707.95
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$9,772.37
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,096.48
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,174.90
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$660.69
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
$281.84
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$524.81

Where Florida 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

Florida· 40th of 51

$2,924

$525 physician + $2,399 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.