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Keyhole Smoothing Of Knee Cartilage

Massachusetts 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?

$3,631

Typical facility fee. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,631 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,950 to $5,248.

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 $3,631 · 10th to 90th $776 to $7,762
$1.0$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$831.76
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
$3,548.13
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,232.93
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,715.19

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $3,631 · 37th 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.