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Open Removal Of Inflamed Knee Joint Lining

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 27334

Opens the knee and removes inflamed, thickened joint lining from either the front or the back of the joint. The lining is the tissue that makes joint fluid; when it stays swollen it causes pain, swelling and damage to the cartilage. Clearing it out eases symptoms and slows further damage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Removal Of Inflamed Knee Joint Lining cost?

$3,311

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,399 to $5,012.

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 $3,311 · 10th to 90th $851 to $6,457
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,311

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
$1,621.81
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,248.07
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Massachusetts sits

The same service costs 15.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Massachusetts $3,311 · 33rd of 50
IN $10,233WV $676

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.