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Procedure price report · Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints

Ankle arthroscopy to remove a loose fragment or foreign body

CPT 29894the billing code this page is about

Keyhole ankle surgery to take out a loose or foreign body from the joint.

Hospitals typically charge $1,911 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 495 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $2,387. Most fall between $934 and $5,057 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
495
States
47
Filings dated
Mar 2023 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 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 495 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
$779$1,038$1,911$4,333$8,770

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 11× what the cheapest tenth charges ($779 vs $8,770).

How the prices are spread

$534 – $714: 20 hospitals$534$714 – $955: 64 hospitals$955 – $1,277: 60 hospitals$955$1,277 – $1,708: 65 hospitals$1,708 – $2,283: 28 hospitals$1,708$2,283 – $3,053: 42 hospitals$3,053 – $4,083: 58 hospitals$3,053$4,083 – $5,459: 41 hospitals$5,459 – $7,300: 27 hospitals$5,459$7,300 – $9,762: 42 hospitals$7,300median $1,911price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (447 of 495 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$534$71420
$714$95564
$955$1,27760
$1,277$1,70865
$1,708$2,28328
$2,283$3,05342
$3,053$4,08358
$4,083$5,45941
$5,459$7,30027
$7,300$9,76242

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$3,343
Median cash price$1,911
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.57×

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 $1,911.

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: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: median $1,062 across 10 hospitalsWA$1,062Idaho: median $3,855 across 13 hospitalsID$3,855Montana: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: median $2,440 across 20 hospitalsMN$2,440Illinois: median $1,230 across 19 hospitalsIL$1,230Wisconsin: median $2,805 across 32 hospitalsWI$2,805Michigan: median $1,531 across 30 hospitalsMI$1,531New York: median $3,840 across 31 hospitalsNY$3,840Massachusetts: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: median $1,111 across 13 hospitalsOR$1,111Nevada: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $1,241 across 18 hospitalsIA$1,241Indiana: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureINOhio: median $1,850 across 13 hospitalsOH$1,850Pennsylvania: median $1,035 across 21 hospitalsPA$1,035New Jersey: median $4,627 across 30 hospitalsNJ$4,627Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $1,981 across 48 hospitalsCA$1,981Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: median $1,671 across 11 hospitalsNE$1,671Missouri: median $1,103 across 14 hospitalsMO$1,103Kentucky: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKYWest Virginia: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMDDelaware: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceDEArizona: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNMKansas: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $836 across 14 hospitalsOK$836Louisiana: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMSAlabama: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureHITexas: median $4,333 across 24 hospitalsTX$4,333Florida: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $1,911. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
New Jersey NJ30$4,627+142%$3,591 – $8,488
Texas TX24$4,333+127%$2,653 – $4,333
Idaho ID13$3,855+102%$1,236 – $8,372
New York NY31$3,840+101%$1,492 – $3,884
Wisconsin WI32$2,805+47%$2,481 – $2,849
Minnesota MN20$2,440+28%$1,107 – $3,886
California CA48$1,981+4%$1,472 – $8,770
Ohio OH13$1,850−3%$1,038 – $1,911
Nebraska NE11$1,671−13%$1,108 – $2,580
Michigan MI30$1,531−20%$1,050 – $2,805
Iowa IA18$1,241−35%$1,241 – $1,260
Illinois IL19$1,230−36%$888 – $3,800
Oregon OR13$1,111−42%$940 – $1,654
Missouri MO14$1,103−42%$793 – $5,632
Washington WA10$1,062−44%$894 – $2,025
Pennsylvania PA21$1,035−46%$330 – $5,038
Oklahoma OK14$836−56%$836 – $6,612
Alabama AL9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Indiana IN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kentucky KY7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Louisiana LA4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Mexico NM2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Hawaii HI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maine ME1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Mississippi MS1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not 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 $1,911.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care357$2,497$937 – $6,000
Children’s10fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access128$1,531$934 – $3,609
Ownership
For-profit53$3,811$1,111 – $8,372
Government83$1,590$911 – $4,050
Non-profit359$1,850$934 – $4,535
System affiliation
Part of a system374$2,299$940 – $5,815
Independent121$1,671$907 – $3,811

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$2,483
Median cash price$1,911
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. 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

269 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,472 and the average of the middle 60% is $2,025; most fall between $878 and $4,333.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 269 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
$712$907$1,472$3,963$8,694

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 12× what the cheapest tenth charges ($712 vs $8,694).

Of the 295 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 269 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 9 a list price only.

How complete is this

495 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (13%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 549 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted495
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here39
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded2
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded13
Hospitals that filed this code549

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 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Arthroscopy Ankle W/Removal Loose/Foreign Body.

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, “Ankle arthroscopy to remove a loose fragment or foreign body (CPT 29894) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-29894-ankle-arthroscopy-to-remove-a-loose-fragment-or-foreign-body