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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Indiana 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?

$4,850

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,850 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $776 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,074 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$646 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,074$1,995 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $832 to $13,490Professionalmedian $776 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $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
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$870.96
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,230.27
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
$295.12
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$489.78

Where Indiana 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

Indiana· 12th of 51

$4,850

$776 physician + $4,074 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.