Posted Price

Knee arthroscopy, meniscus trim (meniscectomy) at Humboldt Park Health

CPT 29881 · Chicago, IL

Cash price$549.19
Gross charge$1,961.40
Insurer rates$647.26 – $2,059.47

These are Humboldt Park Health's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 29, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 13 Illinois hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $549.19, median $20,461.27, highest $33,292.62. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics
Chicago, IL
1.5 mi$989.40$3,298.002026-04-01
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
3.5 mi$25,663.99$36,662.842026-04-01
Mt Sinai Hospital Medical Center
Chicago, IL
3.9 mi$1,055.69$1,508.132026-09-22
Saint Francis Hospital-Evanston
Evanston, IL
8.8 mi$3,489.00$15,087.002026-09-01
Holy Cross Hospital
Chicago, IL
8.9 mi$1,055.69$1,508.132026-09-22
Palos Community Hospital
Palos Heights, IL
17.5 mi$22,318.87$31,884.102026-04-01
Northwestern Medicine Central Dupage Hospital
Winfield, IL
24.4 mi$25,663.99$36,662.842026-04-01
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Lake Forest, IL
24.9 mi$20,694.66$29,563.802026-04-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 29881 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope
line 40823
outpatient$549.19$1,961.40$647.26 – $2,059.47

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