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Open Removal Of Both Knee Cartilage Cushions

Arizona rates for HCPCS 27333

Through an incision into the knee joint, a surgeon removes both the inner and outer cartilage cushions that sit between the thigh bone and shin bone. This differs from removing just one of the two cushions, and it is done through an open incision rather than with a scope. It is used when both cartilage cushions in the same knee need to be removed.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of Both Knee Cartilage Cushions cost?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $4,365 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$550 to $813
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,365$2,754 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $977 to $7,943Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,698
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,365professional $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
$2,187.76
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,148.15

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 10.5 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.

Arizona· 31st of 51

$832

CA $6,166DE $589

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.