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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Ohio 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?

$3,464

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,464 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $513 to the doctor who performs it, and $2,951 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$513$219 to $676
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$2,951$1,148 to $6,310

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $759 to $9,772Professionalmedian $513 · 10th to 90th $89 to $851
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,951professional $513

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
$1,148.15
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$3,890.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,023.29
Aultcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,128.31
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$724.44
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,148.15
10 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
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$426.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,479.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$489.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$141.25

Where Ohio 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

Ohio· 35th of 51

$3,464

$513 physician + $2,951 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.