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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Missouri 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?

$5,157

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,157 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $891 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,266 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$891$724 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,266$2,089 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $14,454Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $646 to $3,548
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $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
$724.44
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$9,549.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,445.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$912.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
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
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$575.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03

Where Missouri 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

Missouri· 9th of 51

$5,157

$891 physician + $4,266 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.