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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at Bellevue Hospital Center.

📍 New York, NY 2/5 CMS rating CPT 29881
Cash-pay price
$3,743
Bellevue Hospital Center is around the national median (-2%) for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $1,567 – $11,626

Insurance rates.

Each row is the range of rates Bellevue Hospital Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Aetna$558
Anthem BCBS$627 – $9,301
Medicare$558 – $7,557
Medicaid$313 – $627

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 858 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 2/5 2.8/5 -0.8
Would definitely recommend 66% 69.6% -4pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 63% 68.6% -6pp
Nurses always communicated well 70% 75.6% -6pp
Doctors always communicated well 75% 76.6% -2pp
Given clear info about recovery 81% 84.4% -3pp
Room and bathroom always clean 60% 68.6% -9pp
Staff always explained meds 54% 57.6% -4pp
Quiet at night, always 37% 52.2% -15pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Bellevue Hospital 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.