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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Kentucky 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?

$3,216

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,216 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $646 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,570 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$646$550 to $871
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,570$1,047 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $724 to $8,511Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,023
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,570professional $646

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
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$912.01
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$9,120.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,445.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$134.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,585.78
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,168.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$389.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,128.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$316.23
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$549.54

Where Kentucky 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

Kentucky· 41st of 51

$3,216

$646 physician + $2,570 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.