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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0289

Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, for removal of loose body, foreign body, debridement/shaving of articular cartilage (chondroplasty) at the time of other surgical knee arthroscopy in a different compartment of the same knee

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty cost?

$120

Typical facility fee. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $87.10 to $174.

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 $120 · 10th to 90th $72 to $245
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $120

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
$100.00
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 177.8 times more in California 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.

Alaska· 43rd of 49

$120

CA $9,120MD $51.29

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.