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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Minnesota 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?

$3,344

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,344 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,349 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,995 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,349$977 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,995$1,175 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $646 to $10,000Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $646 to $2,455
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $1,349

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
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,905.46
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,691.53
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,630.27
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,786.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
12 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,467.37
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Minnesota 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

Minnesota· 36th of 51

$3,344

$1,349 physician + $1,995 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.