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Animal-Derived Graft Into A Joint Surface

Connecticut rates for HCPCS 0737T

Implants a scaffold made from processed animal tissue into a damaged patch of the smooth cartilage that lines a joint. The scaffold fills the defect and gives the body's own cells a structure to grow into as a working joint surface rebuilds over it.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Animal-Derived Graft Into A Joint Surface cost?

$1,622

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,585 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,585$1,318 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$3,890 to $11,220

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,570
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $1,585

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
$3,467.37
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,511.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,754.23

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 50.1 times more in Oklahoma than in North Carolina. 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.

Connecticut· 23rd of 51

$1,622

OK $5,012NC $100

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.