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Opening the Knee Joint to Look Inside

Idaho rates for HCPCS 27331

The knee joint is opened through an incision so the inside of the joint can be examined directly. A tissue sample may be taken and loose fragments of bone or cartilage or foreign material removed at the same time. It is used when the cause of pain, swelling, catching, or locking needs to be identified and dealt with.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Opening the Knee Joint to Look Inside cost?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $871 to $6,761.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $525 to $10,233
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$16,218.10
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,715.19
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,197.01

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 21.9 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Idaho· 33rd of 50

$3,388

IN $10,233WV $468

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.