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Transplanting Cartilage Plugs Into The Knee

Nevada rates for HCPCS 27416

Takes small cylinders of cartilage with the bone beneath them from a part of the knee that carries little weight, and presses them into a damaged area of the joint surface through an open incision. The transplanted plugs restore a smooth surface where cartilage has been lost. The tissue comes from the patient's own knee, so there is no risk of rejection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Transplanting Cartilage Plugs Into The Knee cost?

$1,122

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,122 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,631 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 6 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$1,047$955 to $1,380
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,631$2,951 to $6,918

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $955 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $851 to $4,266
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $3,631professional $1,047

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
$954.99
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$5,370.32
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,819.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,737.80
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,659.59
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$891.25
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Nevada sits

The same service costs 8.7 times more in California than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nevada $1,122 · 42nd of 51
CA $8,318KY $955

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.