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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Illinois 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?

$3,867

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,867 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,090 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$776$708 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,995 to $4,786

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,762Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,318
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,090professional $776

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
$676.08
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$6,165.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,981.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,202.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$4,168.69
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$977.24
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$323.59
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78

Where Illinois 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

Illinois· 24th of 51

$3,867

$776 physician + $3,090 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.