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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Minnesota 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?

$3,790

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,790 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,344 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$1,445$1,047 to $1,995
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,344$1,413 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,413Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $692 to $2,692
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,344professional $1,445

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
$691.83
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$12,022.64
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$478.63
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,818.38
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$7,244.36
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,511.89
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$3,790

$1,445 physician + $2,344 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.