go back

Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

New Mexico 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?

$378

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $378 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $102 to the doctor who performs it, and $275 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$102$67.61 to $120
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$275$200 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $275 · 10th to 90th $102 to $1,380Professionalmedian $102 · 10th to 90th $33 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $275professional $102

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
$63.10
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$602.56
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$165.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$1,318.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
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
$31.62
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 34th of 51

$378

$102 physician + $275 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.