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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Michigan 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?

$5,589

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,589 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $912 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,677 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$912$759 to $977
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,677$1,778 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $912 to $10,471Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,349
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,677professional $912

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
$891.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$977.24
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,737.80
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,445.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$7,585.78
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$933.25
13 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
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$691.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65

Where Michigan 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

Michigan· 7th of 51

$5,589

$912 physician + $4,677 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.