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Knee Arthroscopy With Meniscus Repair

Vermont 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?

$7,504

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,504 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,047 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,457 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,047$871 to $1,230
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,457$6,310 to $6,457

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $794 to $1,413
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $1,047

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,071.52
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 2nd of 51

$7,504

$1,047 physician + $6,457 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.