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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Texas 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?

$3,020

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $398 to $5,248.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $91 to $8,318
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020

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
$977.24
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$10.23
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Texas 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.

Texas· 12th of 49

$3,020

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.