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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Connecticut 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 $8,318 · 10th–90th $4,898$19,9530%10%20%10th90th$8,318Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th–90th $933$3,3110%10%10th90th$1,380$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
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,754.23
ConnectiCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,232.93
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$10,232.93
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,818.38