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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Alaska 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 $2,455 · 10th–90th $1,148$10,7150%10%10th90th$2,455Professionalmedian $2,818 · 10th–90th $955$5,7540%20%10th90th$2,818$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

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

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,467.37
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,754.40
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,025.60
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,623.41
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$6,025.60