Keyhole knee surgery to repair torn cartilage (meniscus).
Cash prices hospitals publish · billing code 29881 · Chicago
What hospitals charge
$549.19 to $33,292.62
21 hospitals · cash prices
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What the hospital lists
- Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope$549.19
Outpatient · billing class not stated
Note from the file: APC - Medicare Packaging Rules [HCPCS] ( 1961.40*1 ) Term Line 12 | There were zero instances of the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file
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Location and source
What the hospital lists
- PF-KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY$1,013.60
Inpatient or outpatient · billing class not stated
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Location and source
John H. Stroger Jr. HospitalAbout 275 miles away1901 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 60612
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope$1,055.69
Outpatient · billing class not stated
Note from the file: Medicare OPPS Percent [HCPCS] ( 3506.34*1 ) Term Line 673 | There were zero instances of the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file
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Location and source
What the hospital lists
- Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope$1,055.69
Outpatient · billing class not stated
Note from the file: APC - Medicare Packaging Rules [HCPCS] ( 1508.13*1.1 ) Term Line 66 | There were zero instances of the item or service in the 15 months prior to posting the file
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Location and source
Mount Sinai Hospital Medical CenterAbout 275 miles away1500 S Fairfield Ave CHICAGO IL 60608
Comments & questionsWhat the hospital lists
- Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881$3,489.00
Outpatient · billing class not stated
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Location and source
Mercy Medical CenterAbout 305 miles away1325 N. Highland, Aurora, Illinois 60506
Matching published cash entries at 3 other hospitals.
Comments & questions
From each hospital's published price list, Nov 4, 2025 to Sep 29, 2026. Not a quote, and doctors' fees are often extra. Distances are measured from the middle of Columbus, OH (approximate area).
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What each hospital calls it: Humboldt Park Health, “Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope”; John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, “PF-KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY”; Holy Cross Hospital, “Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope”; Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, “Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope”; Mercy Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881”; Resurrection Medical Center, “Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29881 - OR36029881”; Saint Francis Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881”; Saint Joseph Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881”; Saint Joseph Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29881 - OR36029881”; Franciscan Health Munster, “Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg”; Franciscan Health Crown Point, “Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg”; Jackson Park Hospital, “ARTHROSCOPY KNEE SURG W/MENISCECTOMY M/L”; Franciscan Health Rensselaer, “Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg”; Franciscan Health Dyer, “Arthrs Knee Surg W/Meniscectomy Med/Lat W/Shvg”; Northwest Health - Porter, “KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY”; Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, “HB Arthroscop Knee Med and Lat”; Advocate Christ Medical Center, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Condell Medical Center, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Sherman Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate South Suburban Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Advocate Trinity Hospital, “ARTHRS KNE SRG MNISECTMY M/L”; Ascension Alexian Brothers (Alexian Brothers Medical Center), “KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY”; Ascension Saint Alexius, “KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY”; Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago, “KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY”; Endeavor Health Edward Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Endeavor Health Elmhurst Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Endeavor Health Highland Park Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Endeavor Health Northwest Community Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Ingalls Memorial Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Loyola University Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; MacNeal Hospital Gottlieb Community Health Services Corporation, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Mercyhealth Crystal Lake Hospital & Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Harvard, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; Pinnacle Hospital, “KNEE ARTHROSCOPY W/MENISECTOMY”; St. Bernard Hospital, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; UChicago Crown Point, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Bolingbrook, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; UChicago Medicine AdventHealth GlenOaks, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; UChicago Medicine AdventHealth Hinsdale, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; UChicago Medicine AdventHealth La Grange, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”; University of Chicago Medical Center, “Knee arthroscopy/surgery”.
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