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Knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving in New York City

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 29877

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Montefiore Medical Center median $6,353 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-04-01
1199SEIU$6,1041.5×1
Aetna$2,6180.6×4
Cigna$2,9450.7×5
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$7,5651.9×14
EmblemHealth$8,6072.1×8
Healthfirst$3,4720.9×1
Oscar$6,6021.6×1
UnitedHealthcare$15,1083.7×5
Hospital for Special Surgery median $10,848 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-04-01
Aetna$12,5113.1×19
BCBS (other)$9,0822.2×3
Cigna$12,2453.0×14
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$9,3732.3×10
EmblemHealth$12,5433.1×15
UnitedHealthcare$9,4512.3×26
NYU Langone Hospitals (Orthopedic Hospital + Tisch files) median $10,978 · local Medicare $4,084 · file 2026-01-01
1199SEIU$8,5392.1×3
Aetna$11,0802.7×24
BCBS (other)$13,5863.3×16
Cigna$6,4871.6×22
Elevance/Anthem/Empire$13,5863.3×36
EmblemHealth$8,4272.1×84
UnitedHealthcare$10,9782.7×24

Questions

How much does knee arthroscopy, cartilage shaving cost with commercial insurance in New York City?

3 New York City hospitals post usable commercial rates for CPT 29877, hospital outpatient. The median across hospitals is $10,848; hospital medians range from $6,353 to $10,978. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.