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Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon

Minnesota rates for HCPCS 0718T

Injects the cell preparation made from the patient's own fatty tissue into a partly torn shoulder tendon, with ultrasound used to watch the needle reach the damaged part of the tendon. It is done with a needle rather than as an operation to stitch the tendon.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon cost?

$7,079

Typical facility fee. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,079 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,311 to $12,303.

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 $8,710 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $16,596Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,710professional $2,818

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,235.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$26,302.68
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00

Where Minnesota sits

The same service costs 166.0 times more in South Carolina 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.

Minnesota· 3rd of 49

$7,079

SC $7,762KY $46.77

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.