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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Texas 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?

$4,571

Typical facility fee. In Texas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,344 to $8,511.

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 $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,454
$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0Kfacility $4,571

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
$1,096.48
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$11,481.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$19,054.61
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,258.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$125.89
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,488.17

Where Texas 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.

Texas $4,571 · 29th 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.