The average cost of a knee arthroscopy with cartilage removal at a hospital outpatient department in California is $6,063, compared to $3,959 at an ASC, according to data from insurance company Sidecar Health's cost calculator.
Here is how the average costs for a knee arthroscopy with cartilage removal compare at HOPDs and ASCs in each state and Washington, D.C.:
|
State |
Average cost for outpatient hospitals |
Average cost for ASCs |
|
Alabama |
$4,882 |
$3,188 |
|
Alaska |
$6,606 |
$4,313 |
|
Arizona |
$5,525 |
$3,607 |
|
Arkansas |
$4,840 |
$3,160 |
|
California |
$6,063 |
$3,959 |
|
Colorado |
$5,337 |
$3,484 |
|
Connecticut |
$5,839 |
$3,813 |
|
Delaware |
$5,674 |
$3,705 |
|
District of Columbia |
$5,625 |
$3,672 |
|
Florida |
$5,361 |
$3,500 |
|
Georgia |
$5,025 |
$3,281 |
|
Hawaii |
$5,082 |
$3,318 |
|
Idaho |
$4,938 |
$3,224 |
|
Illinois |
$5,604 |
$3,659 |
|
Indiana |
$5,112 |
$3,338 |
|
Iowa |
$4,647 |
$3,034 |
|
Kansas |
$4,812 |
$3,142 |
|
Kentucky |
$4,924 |
$3,215 |
|
Louisiana |
$5,464 |
$3,567 |
|
Maine |
$4,936 |
$3,223 |
|
Maryland |
$5,811 |
$3,794 |
|
Massachusetts |
$5,988 |
$3,910 |
|
Michigan |
$5,516 |
$3,601 |
|
Minnesota |
$6,208 |
$4,054 |
|
Mississippi |
$4,966 |
$3,242 |
|
Missouri |
$4,907 |
$3,204 |
|
Montana |
$5,106 |
$3,334 |
|
Nebraska |
$4,990 |
$3,258 |
|
Nevada |
$5,271 |
$3,442 |
|
New Hampshire |
$5,288 |
$3,452 |
|
New Jersey |
$6,405 |
$4,182 |
|
New Mexico |
$4,867 |
$3,178 |
|
New York |
$6,027 |
$3,935 |
|
North Carolina |
$4,838 |
$3,159 |
|
North Dakota |
$5,375 |
$3,510 |
|
Ohio |
$5,030 |
$3,284 |
|
Oklahoma |
$5,383 |
$3,514 |
|
Oregon |
$5,490 |
$3,585 |
|
Pennsylvania |
$5,666 |
$3,699 |
|
Rhode Island |
$6,040 |
$3,943 |
|
South Carolina |
$5,155 |
$3,366 |
|
South Dakota |
$4,803 |
$3,136 |
|
Tennessee |
$4,844 |
$3,163 |
|
Texas |
$5,235 |
$3,418 |
|
Utah |
$5,456 |
$3,562 |
|
Vermont |
$5,356 |
$3,497 |
|
Virginia |
$5,210 |
$3,402 |
|
Washington |
$5,812 |
$3,795 |
|
West Virginia |
$5,214 |
$3,404 |
|
Wisconsin |
$5,503 |
$3,593 |
|
Wyoming |
$5,358 |
$3,498 |