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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Kentucky 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?

$3,526

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,526 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $708 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,818 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$708$617 to $933
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,818$1,122 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $724 to $10,471Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,072
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $708

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
$588.84
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$831.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,445.44
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,691.53
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$4,265.80
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$446.68
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
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
$331.13
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$120.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 28th of 51

$3,526

$708 physician + $2,818 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.