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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Minnesota 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?

$316

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $316 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $224 to $617.

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 $316 · 10th to 90th $87 to $794
$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $316

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
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$616.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$1,737.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,370.32

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 32nd of 49

$316

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.