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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Idaho 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 October 2026.

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

$355

Typical total for the visit. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $355 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $115 to the doctor who performs it, and $240 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$115$72.44 to $129
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$240$120 to $363

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $74 to $501Professionalmedian $115 · 10th to 90th $68 to $145
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $240professional $115

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$120.23
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$141.25
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$338.84
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$177.83
14 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$20.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in Alabama than in Delaware. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

Idaho· 36th of 51

$355

$115 physician + $240 facility

AL $3,321DE $200

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.