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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Iowa 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?

$4,365

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,585 to $7,079.

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 $5,248 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th to 90th $741 to $2,884
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,248professional $1,479

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
$1,230.27
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,943.28
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,818.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 31st of 50

$4,365

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.