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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Maryland 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?

$251

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $251 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $77.62 to the doctor who performs it, and $174 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$77.62$67.61 to $91.20
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$174$100 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $69 to $661Professionalmedian $78 · 10th to 90th $51 to $141
$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $174professional $78

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
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$616.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$186.21
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$114.82

Where Maryland 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

Maryland· 46th of 51

$251

$77.62 physician + $174 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.