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Cartilage Cell Transplant, Knee

Delaware rates for HCPCS 27412

This procedure repairs damaged cartilage in the knee joint by implanting cartilage-forming cells that were previously harvested from the patient and grown in a laboratory. It is used for certain cartilage defects that have not responded to simpler treatments, aiming to grow smoother, more durable cartilage over the damaged area. The procedure is an open surgery performed under anesthesia.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Cartilage Cell Transplant, Knee cost?

$1,660

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,660 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,660 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,660$1,514 to $1,698
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$4,074 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,898professional $1,660

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
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,754.23
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in California 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$1,660

CA $6,166KY $1,660

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.