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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Ohio 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?

$5,495

Typical facility fee. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,495 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3,236 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $12,589
$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0Kfacility $5,495

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
$1,479.11
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$23,988.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,791.08

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio $5,495 · 20th 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.