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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center.

📍 Houston, TX 4/5 CMS rating CPT 29881

HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center did not publish a cash-pay price for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy as of the last refresh.

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$1,374
Blue Cross Blue Shield$5,612 – $7,473
UnitedHealthcare$1,168
Humana$1,360

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 668 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 64% 69.6% -6pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 70% 68.6% +1pp
Nurses always communicated well 75% 75.6% -1pp
Doctors always communicated well 76% 76.6% -1pp
Given clear info about recovery 80% 84.4% -4pp
Room and bathroom always clean 71% 68.6% +2pp
Staff always explained meds 57% 57.6% -1pp
Quiet at night, always 67% 52.2% +15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center's machine-readable file (MRF), which the Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50) requires every US hospital to publish. We download it, parse the row for CPT 29881, and show you the dollar amount as published.

The cash-pay number is what an uninsured patient would be charged. Insurance-negotiated rates vary by payer and plan — see the table above for the range, or use the comparison tool for plan-specific numbers.

For a national view of knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy prices, see the Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy overview.