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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Virginia 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?

$654

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $654 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $91.20 to the doctor who performs it, and $562 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$91.20$79.43 to $102
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$562$151 to $1,479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $91 to $4,571Professionalmedian $91 · 10th to 90th $68 to $132
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $562professional $91

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
$97.72
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$112.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$158.49
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$208.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$158.49
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
$40.74
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Virginia 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

Virginia· 25th of 51

$654

$91.20 physician + $562 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.