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Keyhole Smoothing Of Knee Cartilage

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29877

Keyhole knee surgery in which rough, frayed or loose cartilage on the joint surfaces is trimmed and smoothed away with a small powered shaver passed through a tiny incision. Clearing the loose flaps can ease catching, grinding and pain.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Keyhole Smoothing Of Knee Cartilage cost?

$1,445

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $794 to $4,266.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,445 · 10th to 90th $646 to $11,482
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0Kfacility $1,445

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
$1,995.26
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$69,183.10
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,760.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 10.5 times more in South Carolina than in Montana. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $1,445 · 46th of 51
SC $11,482MT $1,096

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.