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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Oregon 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?

$297

Typical total for the visit. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $297 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $135 to the doctor who performs it, and $162 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$135$72.44 to $162
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$162$138 to $170

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $100 to $219Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $68 to $214
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $162professional $135

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
$5,128.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$190.55
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$7,943.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$190.55
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$660.69
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$218.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$257.04
10 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
$45.71
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Oregon 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

Oregon· 40th of 51

$297

$135 physician + $162 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.