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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty cost?

$761

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $761 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $85.11 to the doctor who performs it, and $676 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$85.11$70.79 to $100
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$676$120 to $1,738

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $85 to $2,951Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $49 to $126
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $676professional $85

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
$85.11
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$25,118.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$162.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$151.36
11 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
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$239.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39

Where South Carolina 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

South Carolina· 15th of 51

$761

$85.11 physician + $676 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.