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Open Removal Of Knee Cartilage, One Side

Indiana 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?

$10,909

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10,909 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $676 to the doctor who performs it, and $10,233 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$676$603 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$10,233$6,457 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $17,783Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $562 to $1,259
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $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
$977.24
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 8.3 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 1st of 50

$10,909

$676 physician + $10,233 facility

IN $10,909WV $1,307

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.