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Open Repair Of A Torn Knee Cartilage Pad

Virginia 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?

$5,511

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,511 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $724 to the doctor who performs it, and $4,786 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$724$646 to $813
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$4,786$1,380 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $741 to $11,220Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $575 to $1,047
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,786professional $724

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
$891.25
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,258.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$891.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,023.29
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,174.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$17,378.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$338.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 19th of 51

$5,511

$724 physician + $4,786 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.