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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Arizona rates for HCPCS 27403

Opens the knee joint through an incision so a torn meniscus — the C-shaped cartilage pad that cushions the knee — can be stitched back together. Repairing the tear keeps the cushion in place instead of trimming the torn part away. It is done for tears in a part of the meniscus with enough blood supply to heal.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad cost?

$4,266

Typical facility fee. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,266 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,884 to $5,754.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,266

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
$2,041.74
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$6,309.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,244.36

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 16.2 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.

Arizona· 23rd of 50

$4,266

IN $10,233WV $631

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.