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Animal-Derived Graft Into A Joint Surface

Iowa 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 July 2026.

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

$4,467

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,467 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $6,761.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $2,951 to $10,233Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $6,761
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $3,388

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
$2,951.21
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$6,760.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,128.31
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,570.40

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 239.9 times more in Wisconsin than in South Dakota. 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.

Iowa· 12th of 50

$4,467

WI $15,488SD $64.57

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.