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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Alabama 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 $5,370 · 10th–90th $955$10,7150%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $851$2,1380%20%10th90th$1,096$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K

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
$794.33
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,398.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$12,302.69
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70