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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Kansas 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?

$4,914

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,914 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,023 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,890 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,023$813 to $1,259
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,890$1,995 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,918Professionalmedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $708 to $5,754
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,890professional $1,023

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
$1,202.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,071.52
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$776.25
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
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
$346.74
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$758.58

Where Kansas 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

Kansas· 11th of 51

$4,914

$1,023 physician + $3,890 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.