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Open Removal Of Knee Cartilage, One Side

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS 27332

This is a surgery in which the knee joint is opened and the surgeon removes damaged meniscus, the crescent-shaped cartilage cushion inside the knee, from either the inner or the outer side of the joint. It is done through a traditional incision rather than with a scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of Knee Cartilage, One Side cost?

$955

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $676 to $4,074.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $676 to $7,762Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,318
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $676

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
$676.08
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$954.99
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,819.70
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,513.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,778.28

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Washington, DC· 28th of 51

$955

CA $6,166DE $646

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.