How much does knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy cost in Michigan?
CPT 29881 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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29881 Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy
Market typical price
$3,262
52 facilities · typical range $1,260 – $5,220 · 1.0× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$3,262
Medicare $3,245
$11 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $20,629
What Medicare pays
$3,245
Market typical
$3,262
Cash / self-pay price
$4,499
Prices near you — 52 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMC Harper University Hospital lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $11negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $11negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $299cash | 0.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $608cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Holland Hospital ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $643cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $691cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $702cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $767cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) | Hospital | $869negotiated | 0.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Alpena | Hospital | $1,145cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Midland | Hospital | $1,145cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 2.9% |
| MyMichigan Medical Center Saginaw (former St. Mary's of Michigan) | Hospital | $1,145cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $1,260negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $1,260negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $1,360cash | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $1,910negotiated | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $1,974cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $1,974cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) | Hospital | $2,043negotiated | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $2,657negotiated | 0.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Straith Hospital for Special Surgery (Southfield) [ORTHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $2,934negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $3,186negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $3,260negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $3,260negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $3,260negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $3,260negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $3,262negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $3,290negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $3,353negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $3,353negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $3,555negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $3,555negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $3,555negotiated | 1.1× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $4,113cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $4,499cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $4,499cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $4,499cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $4,499cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $4,726cash | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $5,385negotiated | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $5,391cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $5,787cash | 1.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $6,101cash | 1.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $6,718cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $9,856cash | 3.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) gross charge | Hospital | $15,777cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) gross charge | Hospital | $16,642cash | 5.1× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) gross charge | Hospital | $17,149cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $17,329cash | 5.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital gross charge | Hospital | $18,637cash | 5.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) gross charge | Hospital | $18,972cash | 5.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) gross charge | Hospital | $20,629cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 15 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 29881 cost in Michigan?
For knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy (CPT 29881) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $3,262, with hospitals ranging from $1,260 to $5,220 across 52 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $3,245, the benchmark every published rate is measured against. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy (CPT 29881) in Michigan is around $3,262, with hospital prices ranging from $1,260 to $5,220 across 52 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 29881?
Medicare pays about $3,245 for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy (CPT 29881). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.