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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Idaho 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?

$3,693

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,693 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$1,047 to $1,413
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,862 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,585
$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,349

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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,071.52
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$32,359.37
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,659.59
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,659.59
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$5,011.87
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,479.11
9 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
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,698.24
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25

Where Idaho 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

Idaho· 26th of 51

$3,693

$1,349 physician + $2,344 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.