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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Arkansas 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $1,230$8,1280%10%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th–90th $933$1,6220%20%10th90th$1,259$200.0$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
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,949.84