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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Nebraska 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?

$7,943

Typical facility fee. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,820 to $10,965.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $14,454Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,399
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $7,943professional $1,778

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
$1,584.89
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 19.1 times more in Maine than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Nebraska $7,943 · 10th of 50
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.