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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

New Jersey 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?

$1,743

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,743 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $83.18 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,660 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$83.18$67.61 to $95.50
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,660$759 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $331 to $6,761Professionalmedian $83 · 10th to 90th $59 to $98
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,660professional $83

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
$4,365.16
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$12,882.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,019.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$120.23
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
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.55

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 5th of 51

$1,743

$83.18 physician + $1,660 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.