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Subchondral Bone Defect Procedure

California rates for HCPCS 0707T

A procedure that addresses a defect within the bone just beneath a joint surface, rather than muscle or tendon tissue. It is generally performed in an outpatient setting to treat a musculoskeletal condition. Ask your provider which joint and condition this procedure addresses.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Subchondral Bone Defect Procedure cost?

$398

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $398 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $3,311 from a hospital or other facility.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$166 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,311$1,479 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $813 to $10,000Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $151 to $2,818
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,311professional $355

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
$1,905.46
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$15,848.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$346.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$218.78
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$3,162.28
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$10,000.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$602.56
6 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
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$173.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 28.2 times more in Texas than in Kentucky. 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.

California· 34th of 51

$398

TX $2,570KY $91.20

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.