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Cartilage Cell Transplant, Knee

Vermont 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?

$1,995

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,995 to $2,291.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kprofessional $1,995

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,511.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,311.31
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,981.07

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 38th of 51

$1,995

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.