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Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy at UCSF Medical Center.

📍 San Francisco, CA 5/5 CMS rating CPT 29881

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

PayerRange
Blue Cross Blue Shield$13,513 – $15,899
Medicare$4,786 – $9,573

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Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025 · 1,320 completed surveys.

Measure This hospital Network avg Δ
HCAHPS overall star rating 4/5 2.9/5 +1.1
Would definitely recommend 83% 70.3% +13pp
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 77% 69.2% +8pp
Nurses always communicated well 81% 75.9% +5pp
Doctors always communicated well 81% 76.9% +4pp
Given clear info about recovery 87% 84.8% +2pp
Room and bathroom always clean 71% 68.6% +2pp
Staff always explained meds 60% 57.8% +2pp
Quiet at night, always 54% 52.6% +1pp

About this price.

This price comes directly from UCSF 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.