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Camera-Assisted Repair of a Shinbone Knee Break

Vermont 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?

$1,096

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,000 to $1,413.

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 $2,692 · 10th to 90th $575 to $11,482Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th to 90th $912 to $1,622
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,692professional $1,096

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,288.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,862.09

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 7.8 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Vermont· 23rd of 51

$1,096

AK $3,162TX $407

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.