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Open Removal Of Knee Cartilage, One Side

Maryland 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?

$676

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $676 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $631 to $724.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $646 · 10th to 90th $617 to $2,239Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $589 to $1,072
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $646professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$724.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,479.11
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,148.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$6,760.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,412.54
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$676

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.