Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$3,049
median of 4 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · January 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
How much does knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) cost near Alexandria, VA?
Hospitals within 10 miles of Alexandria, VA, nearest first (distances approximate). Prices come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 24, 2026. CPT 29881. See every Washington, DC hospital for this procedure →
Median commercial rates on file run from $3,049 (The George Washington University Hospital, ≈7 mi) to $7,591 (Inova Fairfax Hospital, ≈9 mi) — 2.5× apart within a short drive of Alexandria, VA. That spread is why this page exists.
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Washington, DC · ≈8 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$3,166
median of 6 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
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hospital file · December 31, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Arlington, VA · ≈7 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$4,295
median of 9 plans
Medicare
$3,267
median of 5 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · December 16, 2025
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC · ≈9 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$5,756
median of 4 plans
Medicare
$4,020
median of 3 plans
Medicaid
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hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Washington, DC · ≈9 mi · pediatric
Cash / self-pay
$1,891
Commercial
$6,490
median of 9 plans
Medicare
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Medicaid
$577
median of 11 plans
hospital file · April 2, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA · ≈4 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$7,591
median of 10 plans
Medicare
$4,177
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$4,063
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Falls Church, VA · ≈9 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$7,591
median of 10 plans
Medicare
$4,177
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$4,063
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
Alexandria, VA · ≈4 mi
Cash / self-pay
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Commercial
$7,591
median of 10 plans
Medicare
$4,177
median of 6 plans
Medicaid
$4,063
median of 5 plans
hospital file · April 1, 2026
reported by the hospital · not a quote
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inova Alexandria HospitalAlexandria, VA · ≈4 mi | — | $7,591median of 10 plans | $4,177median of 6 plans | $4,063median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Inova Mount Vernon HospitalAlexandria, VA · ≈4 mi | — | $7,591median of 10 plans | $4,177median of 6 plans | $4,063median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Lowest The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC · ≈7 mi | — | $3,049median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA · ≈7 mi | — | $4,295median of 9 plans | $3,267median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC · ≈8 mi | — | $3,166median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA · ≈9 mi | — | $7,591median of 10 plans | $4,177median of 6 plans | $4,063median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · ≈9 mi · pediatric | $1,891 | $6,490median of 9 plans | — | $577median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC · ≈9 mi | — | $5,756median of 4 plans | $4,020median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Table is ordered nearest-first from central Alexandria, VA. Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital
Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia,
radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible,
and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →
Common questions
Which hospital near Alexandria, VA lists the lowest price for knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, The George Washington University Hospital (≈7 mi from Alexandria, VA) lists the lowest ($3,049, median of 4 plan rates) and Inova Fairfax Hospital the highest ($7,591, median of 10 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. Distances are approximate (measured between ZIP-code centroids). These are price disclosures, not quotes.