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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center.

📍 Santa Monica, CA 4/5 CMS rating CPT 29881

UCLA Santa Monica 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 UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center negotiated with that payer's plans. Your specific rate depends on your plan.

PayerRange
Anthem BCBS$4,492 – $5,041
Medicare$4,123 – $12,078

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 674 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 2.8/5 +0.2
Would definitely recommend 77% 69.6% +7pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 73% 68.6% +4pp
Nurses always communicated well 75% 75.6% -1pp
Doctors always communicated well 79% 76.6% +2pp
Given clear info about recovery 85% 84.4% +1pp
Room and bathroom always clean 72% 68.6% +3pp
Staff always explained meds 57% 57.6% -1pp
Quiet at night, always 54% 52.2% +2pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from UCLA Santa Monica 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.