How much does knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 29881.
Median commercial rates on file run from $195 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $7,591 (Inova Fairfax Hospital) — 38.9× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | — | $3,049median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $708 | $195median of 113 plans | $195median of 145 plans | $195median of 141 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $1,891 | $6,490median of 9 plans | — | $577median of 11 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | — | $4,295median of 9 plans | $3,267median of 5 plans | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | — | $7,591median of 10 plans | $4,177median of 6 plans | $4,063median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | — | $3,166median of 6 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | — | $5,756median of 4 plans | $4,020median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
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.
Common questions
How much does knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair) in Washington, DC range from $708 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $708 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring (1 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for knee arthroscopy (meniscus repair)?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($195, median of 113 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. These are price disclosures, not quotes.