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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

South Carolina 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?

$12,023

Typical facility fee. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12,023 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,089 to $19,498.

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 $12,023 · 10th to 90th $891 to $22,909
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $12,023

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
$891.25
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$24,547.09
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$20,892.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,737.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$19,498.45
Typical High
$30,199.52

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 50

$12,023

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.