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Open Removal Of Both Knee Cartilage Cushions

Wyoming 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 October 2026.

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

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,380 from a physician practice, and about $3,467 from a hospital or other facility.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,380$1,148 to $1,738
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,467$3,467 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,467 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $4,266Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,089
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,467professional $1,380

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,089.30
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where Wyoming sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$1,380

AK $2,455TX $174

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.