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Knee Arthroscopy With Lateral Release

Virginia rates for HCPCS 29873

Through small cuts at the front of the knee, a camera is used to view the joint while the tight band of tissue on the outer side of the kneecap is divided. Releasing it allows the kneecap to sit and glide centrally in its groove instead of being pulled off to one side. It is done for kneecap pain and poor tracking that has not settled with physical therapy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Lateral Release cost?

$3,388

Typical facility fee. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $708 to $7,244.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $575 to $9,772Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,000
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,388professional $692

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,230.27
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$17,782.79

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 20.0 times more in South Carolina than in North Dakota. 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.

Virginia· 34th of 50

$3,388

SC $10,715ND $537

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.