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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Utah 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?

$1,103

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,103 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $79.43 to the doctor who performs it, and $1,023 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$79.43$33.11 to $97.72
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$1,023$145 to $4,467

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $112 to $4,571Professionalmedian $79 · 10th to 90th $26 to $112
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,023professional $79

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
$112.20
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$34.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$100.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144.54
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$154.88
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$4,466.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$151.36
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
$45.71
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$56.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where Utah 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

Utah· 10th of 51

$1,103

$79.43 physician + $1,023 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.