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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Georgia 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?

$2,927

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,927 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,950 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$977$794 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,950$955 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $631 to $8,128Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $631 to $1,660
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,950professional $977

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
$741.31
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,862.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,584.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,454.71
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,905.46
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$17,782.79
Typical High
$20,417.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,445.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,943.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,862.09
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
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$562.34

Where Georgia 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

Georgia· 39th of 51

$2,927

$977 physician + $1,950 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.