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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Oregon 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?

$1,549

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,738.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,549 · 10th to 90th $977 to $13,804Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $1,905
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $1,549professional $1,585

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
$1,949.84
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$18,620.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,905.46
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,862.09
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,862.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$30,199.52
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$25,118.86

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon $1,549 · 44th 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.