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Cartilage Cell Transplant, Knee

Oregon 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?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,818 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 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$2,818$1,995 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,754 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,995 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,818

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
$4,073.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,265.80
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,235.94
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,897.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 9th of 51

$2,951

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.