The median cash price for Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy) is $2,963.99, based on the stated self-pay prices 11 hospitals publish in their federal price-transparency files. Across all 30 hospitals we cover, prices run $462.60–$7,324.80.
| Hospital | Cash price | Gross charge | File dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI |
$304.17 est. | — | 2025-06-28 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle, WA |
$462.60 cash | $462.60 | 03/31/2026 |
| Dignity Health St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ |
$575.41 est. | — | 2026-02-28 |
| Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA |
$760.90 est. | — | 2026-04-13 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA |
$936.62 cash | $1,440.95 | 2025-11-26 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, TX |
$1,088.27 est. | — | 2026-02-18 |
| HMH Hospitals Corporation (Hackensack) Hackensack, NJ |
$1,189 est. | — | 2025-12-31 |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor, MI |
$1,359.60 cash | $3,399 | 3/31/2026 |
| NYU Langone Tisch Hospital New York, NY |
$1,431.23 est. | — | 2026-01-01 |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ |
$1,797.68 est. | — | 2026-03-02 |
| Tampa General Hospital Tampa, FL |
$1,874.25 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Cleveland Clinic Main Campus Cleveland, OH |
$2,010.45 cash | $3,093 | 2026-06-16 |
| OHSU Hospital Portland, OR |
$2,103.46 est. | — | 2026-03-23 |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK |
$2,236 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH |
$2,693.60 est. | — | 2025-05-16 |
| Scripps Green Hospital San Diego, CA |
$2,963.99 cash | $11,855.97 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla San Diego, CA |
$2,963.99 cash | $11,855.97 | 2026-03-30 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX |
$3,286.91 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center Houston, TX |
$3,286.91 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Froedtert Hospital Milwaukee, WI |
$3,297.17 est. | — | 2025-12-31 |
| University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL |
$3,506.34 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| OSF HealthCare Peoria, IL |
$3,506.34 est. | — | 2026-03-31 |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth) Lebanon, NH |
$3,883.75 cash | $12,692 | 1/1/2026 |
| WVU Hospitals Morgantown, WV |
$4,102.34 cash | $8,204.67 | 3/30/2026 |
| UC Irvine Medical Center Orange, CA |
$4,208.34 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| UCSF Medical Center San Francisco, CA |
$4,786.39 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Stanford Health Care Palo Alto, CA |
$4,812.66 est. | — | 2026-04-01 |
| Montefiore Medical Center New York, NY |
$6,471.33 cash | $9,895 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ |
$6,839 cash | — | 2026-03-04 |
| Kaiser Permanente Oakland Medical Center Oakland, CA |
$7,324.80 cash | $13,080 | 4/1/2026 |
"Cash price" = the hospital's published discounted_cash self-pay rate. "Gross charge" = the sticker price before any discount — what cash-pay patients are first billed and can negotiate down toward the cash rate.
If you're paying cash for Knee Arthroscopy (meniscectomy), the hospital's published self-pay price is a ceiling you can negotiate from, not a fixed quote. Bring the figure above (and the source file) to billing and ask for the cash / prompt-pay rate. Free-standing imaging centers and ASCs are often well below hospital outpatient rates.