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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break cost?

$4,821

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,821 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,585 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,585$1,148 to $1,862
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,122 to $3,631

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $6,026Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th to 90th $776 to $2,138
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $1,585

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$794.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,238.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$5,754.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$1,778.28
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,918.31
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,698.24
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,548.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Alaska than in Montana. 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.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Dakota· 37th of 51

$4,821

$1,585 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $14,644MT $2,489

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.