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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Florida 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 $7,762 · 10th–90th $1,148$16,2180%10%10th90th$7,762Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th–90th $851$2,0420%20%10th90th$1,072$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$1,000.00
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,137.96
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,302.69
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$53,703.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,187.76
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$23,442.29
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$2,187.76
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,096.48