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Procedure price report · Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee

Open removal of one knee meniscus (inner or outer)

CPT 27332the billing code this page is about

Open surgery that opens the knee joint to remove the damaged cartilage pad on either the inner or the outer side of the knee, not both.

Hospitals typically charge $2,960 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 366 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,756. Most fall between $1,138 and $5,339 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
366
States
44
Filings dated
Jan 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 23, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 366 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$961$1,300$2,960$4,228$5,936

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 6.2× what the cheapest tenth charges ($961 vs $5,936).

How the prices are spread

$700 – $897: 14 hospitals$700$897 – $1,149: 42 hospitals$1,149 – $1,473: 28 hospitals$1,149$1,473 – $1,888: 36 hospitals$1,888 – $2,420: 38 hospitals$1,888$2,420 – $3,102: 24 hospitals$3,102 – $3,976: 66 hospitals$3,102$3,976 – $5,096: 22 hospitals$5,096 – $6,532: 53 hospitals$5,096$6,532 – $8,372: 10 hospitals$6,532median $2,960price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (333 of 366 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$700$89714
$897$1,14942
$1,149$1,47328
$1,473$1,88836
$1,888$2,42038
$2,420$3,10224
$3,102$3,97666
$3,976$5,09622
$5,096$6,53253
$6,532$8,37210

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$2,960
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.89×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,960.

Alaska: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMEVermont: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $3,905 across 15 hospitalsMN$3,905Illinois: median $1,230 across 13 hospitalsIL$1,230Wisconsin: median $3,401 across 20 hospitalsWI$3,401Michigan: median $2,122 across 27 hospitalsMI$2,122New York: median $3,840 across 22 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMAOregon: median $1,210 across 11 hospitalsOR$1,210Nevada: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,582 across 19 hospitalsIA$1,582Indiana: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,894 across 11 hospitalsOH$1,894Pennsylvania: median $2,382 across 21 hospitalsPA$2,382New Jersey: median $4,233 across 24 hospitalsNJ$4,233Connecticut: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCTRhode Island: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceRICalifornia: median $5,936 across 26 hospitalsCA$5,936Utah: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceUTColorado: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $1,069 across 14 hospitalsOK$1,069Louisiana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $3,098 across 34 hospitalsTX$3,098Florida: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,960. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA26$5,936+101%$2,263 – $5,936
New Jersey NJ24$4,233+43%$3,591 – $5,855
Minnesota MN15$3,905+32%$2,175 – $3,905
New York NY22$3,840+30%$1,714 – $3,884
Wisconsin WI20$3,401+15%$3,214 – $3,401
Texas TX34$3,098+5%$3,098 – $5,713
Pennsylvania PA21$2,382−20%$423 – $5,486
Michigan MI27$2,122−28%$1,969 – $3,401
Ohio OH11$1,894−36%$1,181 – $2,948
Iowa IA19$1,582−47%$1,582 – $1,797
Illinois IL13$1,230−58%$1,042 – $1,582
Oregon OR11$1,210−59%$1,210 – $2,153
Oklahoma OK14$1,069−64%$1,069 – $6,615
Florida FL8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Connecticut CT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,960.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care280$3,098$1,138 – $5,713
Children’s7fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access78$2,122$1,122 – $3,798
Ownership
For-profit43$3,098$1,069 – $6,361
Government60$1,934$1,174 – $3,840
Non-profit262$3,098$1,138 – $5,419
System affiliation
Part of a system296$3,098$1,210 – $5,713
Independent70$1,776$1,027 – $4,000

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,978
Median cash price$2,960
Cash as a share of list, median hospital60%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 40%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

209 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,969 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,663; most fall between $1,069 and $5,713.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 209 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$833$1,101$1,969$4,720$5,936

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 7.1× what the cheapest tenth charges ($833 vs $5,936).

Of the 240 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 209 gave a usable cash price; 17 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 14 a list price only.

How complete is this

366 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (9%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 408 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted366
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here31
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded11
Hospitals that filed this code408

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 23, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 23, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Excision of semilunar cartilage of knee family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Arthrt W/Exc Semilunar Crtlg Knee Medial/Lat.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

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Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Open removal of one knee meniscus (inner or outer) (CPT 27332) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-27332-open-removal-of-one-knee-meniscus-inner-or-outer