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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

North Carolina 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?

$3,067

Typical total for the visit. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,067 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $977 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,089 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$977$871 to $1,549
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,089$1,047 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $676 to $6,918Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $692 to $1,995
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,089professional $977

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
$676.08
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,584.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,380.38
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$20,417.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$12,022.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,698.24
10 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
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$5,011.87
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,698.24
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,691.53
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25

Where North Carolina 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

North Carolina· 37th of 51

$3,067

$977 physician + $2,089 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.