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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Montana 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?

$2,218

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,218 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,096 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,122 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$1,096$724 to $1,096
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,122$1,096 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,122 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,175
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,122professional $1,096

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
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,258.93
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,174.90
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,585.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Montana 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

Montana· 51st of 51

$2,218

$1,096 physician + $1,122 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.