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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Indiana 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 October 2026.

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

$7,068

Typical total for the visit. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,068 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $759 to the doctor who performs it, and $6,310 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$759$603 to $851
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$6,310$2,042 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $14,454Professionalmedian $759 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,122
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $759

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$331.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$181.97
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$154.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$4,168.69
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,182.57
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$467.74

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Indiana· 9th of 51

$7,068

$759 physician + $6,310 facility

AK $11,142MT $2,070

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.