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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Louisiana 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?

$3,982

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,982 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$891$776 to $1,122
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,090$1,820 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $6,607Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $891

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
$758.58
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,202.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$6,760.83
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,122.02
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93
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
$426.58
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$229.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$851.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$794.33

Where Louisiana 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

Louisiana· 22nd of 51

$3,982

$891 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.