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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

North Carolina 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?

$129

Typical facility fee. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $129 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $85.11 to $1,096.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $81 to $6,457Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $145 to $145
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $129professional $145

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
$83.18
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$2,089.30
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 41st of 49

$129

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.