
Meniscus knee surgery (arthroscopy)
- Stay in clinic: 1 day
- Length of Surgery: 30 - 60 minutes
- Anaesthesia: Regional
- Type of surgery: Arthroscopy
- Full recovery: 1 - 3 months
Fixed price
3.790 €
All included
Financing
from 100 €/month
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.
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What is included?
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Free surgical consultation
Ask for a free and immediate surgical consultation with our Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopaedic Surgery.
Meet the doctor on a face-to-face consultation to assess your meniscus problem, and then decide together your best options for surgical treatment.
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Pre-operative study
A complete preoperative study will be performed: including a blood analysis, electrocardiogram and chest-X rays. Also a consultation with the Anaesthetist will be held to see if you are suitable for the surgery.
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Surgical procedure expenses and fees
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Reservation and booking of the operation room, instruments, equipment,consumables and medication of the surgical procedure.
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Medication (non cytostatic nor monoclonal antibody or derivatives), medical gases, Stay in the postoperative recovery room, monitorization and necessary treatments, Pathological anatomy, haemotherapy-blood transfusions.
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Surgeon, assistant and anaesthetist fees until your medical discharge.
If there was any special need in the surgical process, by express indication of the doctor, the client will be informed of the variation in the price prior to surgery, and must be accepted to continue with the process.
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Hospital stay
The hospital stay duration is 1 day in a private room with a spare bed for your companion at top private hospitals.
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Type of surgery
Arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique that allows meniscus repair without the need for open knee surgery.
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Transfer service
Leave your car at home while you stay at the hospital. A free transfer will be organised for your hospital admission day, and for your return home after hospital discharge. Service only available inside the metropolitan area.
Read the terms and conditions here.
If you would like to receive more information about this service, please contact our patient service department.
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Medical complications insurance
Meniscus knee surgery by arthroscopy includes a medical complications insurance covering possible eventualities that may affect the patient during the surgical procedure and 30 days after surgical intervention, including reoperation if needed.
Medical complications insurance covers related surgical procedure expenses, such as:- Increase in your hospital stay after surgery.
- Hospital admission after hospital discharge due to medical complications.
- Re-intervention and hospital stay up to the established amount in the Particular Conditions.
Under no circumstances this insurance will cover emergency visits or medical review consultations after hospital discharge.
If you would like to receive more information about this service, please contact our patient service department.
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Post-surgical consultations
The number of post-surgical consultations included in the price of this surgery is 1.
If more consultations are necessary, they must be managed through Operarme's patient service team and paid at a preferential price. For more information or request additional consultation, contact our patient service team.
Post-surgical consultations NOT included in the closed price of the surgical process have a price from €39 per appointment.
Information of Meniscus knee surgery (arthroscopy)
- 01. All about Meniscus knee surgery
- 02. How is a meniscus knee surgery done?
- 03. Advantages of meniscus knee surgery
- 04. Advantages of contracting the service at Operarme
- 05. Do you live outside of Spain?
01. All about Meniscus knee surgery
If you are thinking on having a Meniscus Knee Surgery in Spain, you can request an assessment consultation with one of our specialists in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery, and regain your quality of life now under the guarantees of Operarme.
Do you live abroad and and you’re thinking of having meniscus surgery in Spain?
Our team will help you programming all the surgical process. Ask for more information by clicking below:

Free Assessment for Contracting Medical Services
Operarme’s Patient Service will contact you and solve all your questions on the medical service you need.
Our surgeons have years of experience in the meniscus knee surgery. In addition, we offer a selection of hospitals in different cities throughout Spain, equipped with the best facilities for greater comfort throughout the process.
In addition, Operarme includes a Medical Complications Insurance that covers possible eventualities that may occur, such as, the need to increase days of hospital stay or the need to re-intervene again.
If you’d like to go ahead with Meniscus knee surgery, we inform you that Operarme offers a transfer service for the day of the surgery, and a ride back home on the day of discharge. You can check the terms of service here.
As you’ve seen, the cost of a private meniscus knee surgery in Spain with Operarme is 3.790 €: a fixed price with all the services included. However, if there is any special need in the surgical process, always according to the surgeon’s medical recommendation, you will be informed of the variation in the price before starting the process.
Contact our Patient Service Team if you have any questions on +34 91 141 33 56, by filling out the contact form or through WhatsApp. At Operarme we are not only at your disposal throughout the process, advising you and programming each stage of the process, but we will also try to resolve any concern that may arise.
If you need guidance on the surgical process, the postoperative stage and the advantages of having meniscus surgery, we offer you more detailed information below.
02. How is a meniscus knee surgery done?
Meniscus knee is a major surgery that is performed under regionall anesthesia and lasts 30 to 60 minutes.
Below we explain, in a very simplified way, the surgical process of the meniscus knee operation:
- Administration of regional anesthesia.
- Surgeon performs 2-3 vertical incisions in the joint area
- Injection of a saline solution to visualize the cavity more clearly
- Introduction of the arthroscope and the rest of the surgical tools
- Depending on the reason for the surgery, the damaged area will be removed or repaired.
- Extraction of saline solution and surgical tools
You can request your appointment with one of our specialists in the image below. Do not hesitate more and solve all your concerns regarding the intervention and its post-surgery stage at a face to face consultation with one of our surgeons. Get a surgery date on the same visit:

Assess your case with a Traumatologist
Request a free and immediate surgical consultation with our specialist in Traumatology.
Postoperative of a meniscus knee surgery
Once the surgery is completed, you will remain hospitalized for 1 day, under medical observation. When the analytical and radiological controls are correct, you will be discharged from hospital.
The total recovery time of the meniscus intervention is estimated between 1 and 3 months.
In order to help you with the recovery process, your doctor will recommend you physiotherapy or not (some patients may need it, but this is not a general recommendation for all patients).
Rehabilitation sessions are not included in the price of the surgery, since each patient requires a specific recovery. However, if you are a patient of Operarme you can enjoy our rehabilitation packs at a preferential price. If you want more information, do not hesitate to contact our patient service team.
03. Advantages of meniscus knee surgery
The main advantage of the meniscus knee is pain relief and as a result, an improvement in your quality of life. However, doing a meniscus surgery has many more benefits for joint health, so surgery is, in most cases, the best choice:
- Eliminate knee pain. After meniscus surgery, the most annoying pain and symptoms disappear.
- Correct deformity. It is important to meniscus surgery joint in time so that there is no decompensation in the joint arch of the leg.
- Recovery of mobility. After the meniscus knee surgey, you will be able to carry out a stable walking, although progressively.
- Independence in the day to day. Some of the patients who undergo meniscus surgery have a degree of dependence of 100% in daily activities such as dressing, washing, etc. This changes after surgery, regaining independence.
04. Advantages of contracting the service at Operarme
Below you can learn several reasons why hiring Operarme services for your meniscus surgery, it’s a safe and wise choice.
We have been helping our patients solve their medical problems for more than 10 years through top-quality surgical procedures.
We have a Patient Service team that will attend all your questions, and will program each of the appointments related to the surgery process.
- Fixed price, all included.
- Fully personalized patient care.
- Specialists in Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology recognized by the Spanish health system.
- Hospitals with the best infrastructures and equipped with the most advanced medical technologies.
- Medical complications insurance that will cover any eventuality that may arise.
- Transfer service to avoid having to take the car.
05. Do you live outside of Spain?
If you live abroad, but are interested in having a Meniscus arthroscopy surgery in Spain, Operarme's patient service team can help you manage the entire process:
We speak English
Our Patient Service team, as well as the doctors who are part of our medical team, speak English, so you will receive clear information about the entire process. In case you speak French, we also have staff who speak it fluently.
Organization of the service from Spain
Before going to Spain to have a prior consultation with our specialist, we would carry out the necessary steps so that the trip and the process are effective:
- Reception of medical tests for review by the specialist: Before you travel to Spain, you would send us the necessary diagnostic tests through secure channels so that our specialists review them and confirm that the surgery is indeed feasible.
- Once confirmed, Operarme's patient service team will organize a face-to-face consultation with the doctor according to your arrival in Spain, and will carry out a prior reservation of hospital admission so that, in the event that you go ahead with the surgery, the times fit with your stay.
Personalized assistance
At any time you can consult and solve any questions about the process with our patient service team.
Service in the main cities of Spain
We have specialists and private hospitals in the main cities of Spain that have international airports: Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Alicante, Palma de Mallorca, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia.
Post-surgical rehabilitation service
In the event that you consider staying in Spain for a while during recovery, we also have a post-surgical rehabilitation service at preferential prices for our clients.
We offer post-surgery care at home under two options: for 4 weeks, or 12 weeks.
If you would like to find out more information about this service, please do not hesitate to contact our Patient Service Team at +34 91 141 33 56
Make an appointment with our Traumatologist
If you need more information because you're planning to travel to Spain to undergo Meniscus Knee (arthroscopy) surgery and you need advice on travel management, contact our Patient Service team by filling out our contact form, or by calling us at +34 91 141 33 56
If you've made up your mind and would like to make an appointment with one of our surgeons, please click below and follow the steps:

Do you need meniscus knee surgery?
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Fixed price
3.790 €
All included
Financing
from 100 €/month
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.
Step by step
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Ask for a free consultation with our specialist in Traumatology.
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Information will be sent to your email address.
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We will call you to confirm the date.
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Visit the doctor and decide if you would like to have the surgical procedure with us.
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Regain your quality of life.
What do our patients think?
Frequent Questions
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How much does a knee arthroscopy cost?
Meniscus arthroscopy in Spain has a price between €3,000 and €8,000. At Operarme, meniscus surgery costs €3,390 and includes everything necessary to make the process as safe and successful as possible:
- 1st free surgical assessment consultation
- Preoperative study
- Medical fees
- Hospital stay for patient with companion bed
- Operating room reservation
- Complementary tests related to the surgical process
- Medical complications insurance
- Shuttle service
- Postoperative visits
- Read more.
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How long does meniscus surgery last?
The duration of arthroscopic meniscus surgery usually ranges between 30 and 90 minutes, although it depends on various factors, such as the type of meniscus tear and the skill of the surgeon. Read more.
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How long should you rest after meniscus surgery?
After meniscus surgery, you will have to rest for at least 1 month to fully return to your normal life. However, arthroscopy is a minimally invasive surgery, compared to the conventional technique, so recovery may be faster. Read more.
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What happens if I don't have meniscus surgery?
A meniscus tear brings with it a series of symptoms that, if left untreated, may increase and worsen:
- Incessant pain.
- Joint block that prevents the knee from completing the flexion-extension movement.
- Muscle atrophy produced by the inactivity of the muscles surrounding the knee, due to joint blockage. Read more.
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What risks are there in meniscus surgery?
The risks of arthroscopic meniscus surgery are:
- Clots in the joint, thrombophlebitis.
- Blood in the joint, hemarthrosis.
- Damage to nerves or arteries, or failure to heal properly.
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Do I have to take a PCR test before surgery?
Currently our collaborating hospitals and surgeons do not ask patients to take a PCR test as a mandatory requirement to enter the operating room.
If exceptionally this test would be required by the hospital or surgeon, we inform you that the PCR test is not included in the price of the surgery.
If you have any questions about this specific issue, please contact our patient service department.
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Do you have questions? Get free advice on contracting our medical services
Before requesting an appointment with our specialist, you may want to know a little more about the entire process in Operarme. Therefore, we offer you a free advisory service so that you can resolve any questions you may have:
- How is the surgery managed?
- What services are included?
- Can it be financed?
- What should I do if I don't have medical tests or reports ?
- What advantages do I get being an Operarme's patient?
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Meniscus knee surgery (arthroscopy)
- Stay in clinic: 1 day
- Length of Surgery: 30 - 60 minutes
- Anaesthesia: Regional
- Type of surgery: Arthroscopy
- Full recovery: 1 - 3 months
Fixed price
3.790 €
All included
Financing
from 100 €/month
Financing is available* for amounts over €150, and can be financed from 3 and to 24 months. The financing process is subject to approval by the collaborating financial entities. For further information on the financing conditions, please do not hesitate to contact us at +34 91 141 33 56 or through this contact form. Our Patient Service department will provide you with the information you need and explain the financing process. Find additional information about funding in the following link. *Operarme’s team manages the funding of surgical procedures and medical tests. The financing management of dental services is only performed at Caser Dental Clinics.