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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

California 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?

$8,913

Typical facility fee. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,913 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6,166 to $13,183.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,550 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $18,197Professionalmedian $741 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,349
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $9,550professional $741

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
$3,630.78
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$23,442.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$17,782.79
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$13,489.63
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$8,912.51
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30,902.95
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,380.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$20,892.96

Where California 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.

California· 3rd of 50

$8,913

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.