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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Hawaii 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs cost?

$1,349

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,349 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,288 to $1,479.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $7,079Professionalmedian $1,349 · 10th to 90th $30 to $1,622
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $4,467professional $1,349

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,348.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,621.81
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$812.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$275.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,079.46
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$1,412.54

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Hawaii· 31st of 51

$1,349

AK $4,266TX $562

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.