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Knee Arthroscopy to Remove a Loose Fragment

Massachusetts rates for HCPCS 29874

A camera and fine instruments are placed into the knee through small punctures, and a loose piece of cartilage or bone floating inside the joint, or another foreign fragment, is located and taken out. Loose fragments cause catching, locking and sudden giving way. Removing them usually settles those mechanical symptoms.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th–90th $631$6,4570%10%20%10th90th$3,311$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,128.61
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$3,630.78
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$11,220.18
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$45,708.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19