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Cell Injection Into A Shoulder Tendon

Missouri 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?

$1,660

Typical facility fee. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $54.95 to $3,236.

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 $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,413Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $42 to $2,512
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,020professional $55

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
$1,174.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$7,413.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,623.41
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 35th of 49

$1,660

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.