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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

New Hampshire 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?

$655

Typical total for the visit. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $655 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $117 to the doctor who performs it, and $537 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$117$89.13 to $151
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$537$501 to $724

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $537 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,692Professionalmedian $117 · 10th to 90th $72 to $219
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $537professional $117

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,344.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$218.78
5 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
$39.81
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$8.32

Where New Hampshire 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

New Hampshire· 24th of 51

$655

$117 physician + $537 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.