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Knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Tennessee: what insurers pay

Posted commercial rates at 35 Tennessee hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.

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CPT 29881

HospitalMedian across insurers× MedicareInsurersFile date
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro$2,3070.7×12026-01-01
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Pulaski Pulaski$2,7370.9×22026-07-14
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens Athens$2,7370.9×22026-07-10
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Lawrence Lawrenceburg$2,7370.9×22026-07-14
Livingston Regional Hospital Livingston$2,8821.0×22026-04-01
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital (Midtown + West) Nashville$3,0521.0×22026-01-01
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville$3,1171.1×52026-08-05
Methodist Medical Center Of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge$3,1601.1×52026-08-05
Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville$3,2481.1×42026-08-05
Tennova Healthcare North Knoxville Medical Center Powell$3,2891.1×52026-04-01
Cumberland Medical Center Crossville$3,3791.1×52026-08-05
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown$3,3791.1×52026-08-05
Roane Medical Center Harriman$3,3791.1×52026-08-05
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell$3,3791.1×52026-08-05
Leconte Medical Center Sevierville$3,3791.1×52026-08-05
Hardin Medical Center Savannah$3,5931.2×32026-05-01
Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis$3,7341.2×42026-03-19
Erlanger Health System Chattanooga$3,9381.3×22026-01-25
Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield$4,1001.3×62026-09-01
Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Nashville$4,3231.4×62026-09-01
Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City$4,4241.4×62026-09-01
Tennova Healthcare Lafollette Medical Center La Follette$4,4321.5×72026-04-01
TriStar Skyline Medical Center Nashville$4,5491.4×62026-09-01
Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga$4,8081.6×62026-09-01
TriStar Summit Medical Center Hermitage$4,8491.5×62026-09-01
Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson$4,9501.6×62026-09-01
TriStar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville$4,9501.6×62026-09-01
TriStar StoneCrest Medical Center Smyrna$4,9501.6×62026-09-01
Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City Union City$5,3331.8×502026-02-25
Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville$5,4511.8×12026-01-25
Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville$5,7371.8×82026-01-01
Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon$6,5862.1×122025-10-01
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville$6,6882.1×122025-10-01
Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville$6,7602.3×132025-10-01
Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma$6,7602.3×132025-10-01

Questions

How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Tennessee?

35 Tennessee hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29881, hospital outpatient, the median across 35 hospitals is $3,938, 1.3× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.