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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Washington, DC 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 $4,898 · 10th–90th $1,096$7,7620%10%10th90th$4,898Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $1,047$2,1880%50%10th90th$1,096$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
$1,096.48
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,951.21
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$42,657.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,884.03