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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 July 2026.

How much does Subchondral Bone Defect Procedure cost?

$3,388

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$251 to $537
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,951 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $13,490Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $100 to $2,818
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $347

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
$2,454.71
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$18,197.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$331.13
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$5,248.07
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,467.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$891.25
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$13,489.63
Typical High
$13,489.63
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$758.58
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$20,892.96
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$812.83

Where California sits

The same service costs 12.9 times more in California 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· 1st of 51

$3,388

CA $3,388KY $263

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.