go back

Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Nebraska 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?

$4,137

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,137 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,445 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,692 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,445$977 to $1,660
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,692$1,862 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $8,913Professionalmedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $832 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,659.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,912.51
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,754.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,089.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$10,715.19
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,905.46
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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58

Where Nebraska 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

Nebraska· 19th of 51

$4,137

$1,445 physician + $2,692 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.