Price AtlasInteractive atlas · All states · techysurgeon.comKnee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Texas: what insurers pay
Posted commercial rates at 52 Texas hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29881
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin Austin | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Dell Seton Med Center At The University Of Tx Austin | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Seton Southwest Austin | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest Austin | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Cedar Park Regional Medical Center Cedar Park | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Ascension Seton Hays Kyle | $2,628 | 0.8× | 1 | 2026-01-01 |
| Mission Regional Medical Center Mission | $3,076 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-09-01 |
| Knapp Medical Center Weslaco | $3,559 | 1.1× | 1 | 2026-09-01 |
| Harlingen Medical Center Harlingen | $3,915 | 1.2× | 3 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center Houston | $4,152 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital Baytown | $4,201 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land | $4,201 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital Houston | $4,201 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands | $4,201 | 1.3× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| University Health System San Antonio | $4,213 | 1.3× | 4 | 2025-10-14 |
| St. Luke's Health Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land | $4,356 | 1.3× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| St. Luke's Health The Woodlands Hospital The Woodlands | $4,482 | 1.4× | 7 | 2026-02-28 |
| Chi St Luke's Health Brazosport Lake Jackson | $4,536 | 1.4× | 4 | 2026-02-28 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital Houston | $5,052 | 1.5× | 6 | 2026-04-01 |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance Edinburg | $5,354 | 1.6× | 2 | 2026-04-01 |
| Scott & White Hospital-Round Rock Round Rock | $5,720 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-06-13 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ? Pflugerville Pflugerville | $5,720 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-06-13 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin Austin | $5,720 | 1.7× | 4 | 2026-06-13 |
| Methodist Hospital San Antonio | $5,940 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak San Antonio | $5,940 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Southeast Pasadena | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Conroe Conroe | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Clear Lake Webster | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Northwest Houston | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Medical Center Houston | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Tomball Tomball | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Hca Houston Healthcare Kingwood Kingwood | $6,015 | 1.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lake Pointe Rowlett | $6,497 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Grapevine Grapevine | $6,703 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - McKinney Mc Kinney | $6,703 | 2.0× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| St David's South Austin Medical Center Austin | $7,019 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| North Austin Medical Center Austin | $7,019 | 2.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Baylor University Medical Center Dallas | $7,219 | 2.2× | 3 | 2026-06-29 |
| Rio Grande Regional Hospital McAllen | $7,227 | 2.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Valley Regional Medical Center Brownsville | $7,455 | 2.3× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Round Rock Medical Center Round Rock | $7,856 | 2.4× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| St David's Medical Center Austin | $8,322 | 2.5× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Weatherford Weatherford | $8,638 | 2.6× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Fort Worth Fort Worth | $8,802 | 2.7× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Plano Plano | $9,295 | 2.8× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Mckinney McKinney | $9,352 | 2.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Denton Denton | $9,352 | 2.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Medical City Dallas Dallas | $10,586 | 3.2× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano | $12,285 | 3.7× | 2 | 2026-04-21 |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas | $12,286 | 3.7× | 2 | 2026-04-21 |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital Dallas | $14,496 | 4.4× | 2 | 2026-03-10 |
| Cornerstone Regional Hospital Edinburg | $18,680 | 5.7× | 4 | 2026-09-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in Texas?
52 Texas hospitals post usable commercial rates for knee arthroscopy (meniscectomy) in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29881, hospital outpatient, the median across 52 hospitals is $6,015, 1.8× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.