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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Arizona 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 $4,169 · 10th–90th $1,660$7,7620%10%10th90th$4,169Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $912$2,3990%20%10th90th$1,096$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$20.0K$50.0K

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
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,041.74
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,949.84