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Open Removal Of Knee Cartilage, One Side

Kentucky 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?

$4,346

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,346 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $631 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$631$575 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,715$2,754 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $851 to $9,550Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,148
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,715professional $631

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
$851.14
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$954.99
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$562.34
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 32nd of 50

$4,346

$631 physician + $3,715 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.