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Knee Arthroscopy, Body Removal or Chondroplasty

Washington 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?

$158

Typical facility fee. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $158 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $110 to $209.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $158 · 10th to 90th $81 to $7,943
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $158

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
$67.61
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$20,892.96
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$204.17
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$5,754.40

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 36th of 49

$158

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.