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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Georgia rates for HCPCS 29855

Repairs a break in the flat top surface of the shinbone where it forms the knee joint. A camera is placed in the joint so the surgeon can watch the joint surface directly while the broken piece is lifted back into place and held with screws or a plate. This version covers a break involving one side of that joint surface.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,162 to $9,550.

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

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $15,136Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $794 to $2,188
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $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. 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
$1,445.44
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,187.76
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. 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.

Georgia· 21st of 50

$5,370

ME $14,791WV $776

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.