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Knee Arthroscopy to Release Scar Tissue

Nebraska rates for HCPCS 29884

A camera and fine instruments are placed into the knee through small punctures, and bands of scar tissue that have formed inside the joint and are limiting movement are cut and freed. The knee may also be bent and straightened under anesthesia to break up remaining stiffness. It is done for a knee that has become stiff, often after an earlier injury or operation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy to Release Scar Tissue cost?

$6,457

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,457 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $9,772.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,413 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $1,905
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,457professional $1,413

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 14.8 times more in Indiana than in Maryland. 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.

Nebraska· 11th of 50

$6,457

IN $10,000MD $676

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.