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Animal-Derived Graft Into A Joint Surface

Indiana 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $11,220 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$1,995$1,349 to $1,995
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11,220$3,631 to $22,387

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11,220 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $30,903Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $933 to $2,291
$100$500$2K$10K$50Kfacility $11,220professional $1,995

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
$933.25
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$1,995.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,778.28
4 more rates 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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$208.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$154.88

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 51.3 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.

Indiana· 12th of 51

$1,995

OK $5,129NC $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.