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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

South 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?

$891

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $105 to $19,055.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $891 · 10th to 90th $85 to $24,547
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $891

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$24,547.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$173.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$4,677.35

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 27th of 49

$891

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.