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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

South 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?

$4,276

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,276 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,631 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$646$407 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,631$1,905 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,183Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $107 to $1,122
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,631professional $646

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
$794.33
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$22,908.68
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,122.02
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$812.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$18,197.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,630.27
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$870.96

Where South 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

South Carolina· 16th of 51

$4,276

$646 physician + $3,631 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.