Knee Arthroscopy, Repair Of Both Menisci

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 29883

Keyhole surgery inside the knee to stitch torn cartilage back together. Through small incisions the surgeon passes a camera and instruments into the joint and repairs tears in both the inner and the outer meniscus — the two C-shaped cushions that sit between the thigh and shin bones. Sewing the cartilage rather than trimming it away keeps the cushion in place, but healing takes longer.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, Repair Of Both Menisci cost?

$6,601

Typical total for the visit. Nationwide, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,601 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,230 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,370 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

19% physician fee81% facility fee

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 58 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the bill	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it	The doctor who performs it	$1,230	$933 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center	The hospital or surgery center	$5,370	$2,399 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,884

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,000.00 Median $4,466.84 Typical High $11,748.98	Facility	Global	$1,000.00	$4,466.84	$11,748.98
BCBS Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $3,388.44 Median $9,120.11 Typical High $16,982.44	Facility	Global	$3,388.44	$9,120.11	$16,982.44
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,122.02 Median $2,570.40 Typical High $10,232.93	Facility	Global	$1,122.02	$2,570.40	$10,232.93
United Setting Facility Modifier Global Typical Low $1,819.70 Median $5,248.07 Typical High $12,022.64	Facility	Global	$1,819.70	$5,248.07	$12,022.64

What it costs in each state

The same service costs 4.5 times more in California than in South Dakota. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

CA $10,706SD $2,390

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.