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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Nationwide rates for HCPCS 29866

A knee arthroscopy procedure that repairs a damaged patch of joint cartilage by transplanting small plugs of healthy bone and cartilage taken from a less weight-bearing area of the patient's own knee. The plugs are harvested and inserted through small camera-guided incisions in the same operation, filling the damaged area with living tissue rather than scar tissue. It is used for a focal area of cartilage damage rather than widespread arthritis.

Rates data updated July 2026.

Facilitymedian $6,918 · 10th–90th $1,318$20,8930%5%10%10th90th$6,918Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th–90th $933$3,0900%20%10th90th$1,259$5.0$50.0$500.0$5.0K$50.0K$500.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,022.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$28,840.32
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,302.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89