Itemized  ยท  Hospitals  ยท  Sharp Grossmont Hospital  ยท  Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy

Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at Sharp Grossmont Hospital.

๐Ÿ“ La Mesa, CA 3/5 CMS rating CPT 29881
Cash-pay price
$4,688
Sharp Grossmont Hospital is more expensive than median (+23%) for knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy.
Chargemaster (gross): $6,250

Insurance rates.

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

PayerRange
Aetna$395 โ€“ $2,625
Blue Cross Blue Shield$1,906 โ€“ $5,125
Kaiser Permanente$938 โ€“ $1,856
UnitedHealthcare$6,125
HealthNet$135 โ€“ $5,000
Medicare$2,893 โ€“ $5,000
Medicaid$1 โ€“ $3,125

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 ยท 2,973 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg ฮ”
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 68% 69.6% -2pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 69% 68.6% 0pp
Nurses always communicated well 77% 75.6% +1pp
Doctors always communicated well 77% 76.6% 0pp
Given clear info about recovery 86% 84.4% +2pp
Room and bathroom always clean 75% 68.6% +6pp
Staff always explained meds 59% 57.6% +1pp
Quiet at night, always 47% 52.2% -5pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from Sharp Grossmont Hospital'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 โ€” 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.