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Subchondral Bone Defect Procedure

Washington, DC 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?

$380

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $380 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $302 to $759.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $26,915Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $275 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,786.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$398.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$331.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,071.52
1 more rate 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
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$302.00

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 39th of 51

$380

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.