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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Iowa 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 $1,660$13,4900%5%10%10th90th$4,898Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th–90th $955$4,0740%10%20%10th90th$1,660$200.0$500.0$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
$1,659.59
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$4,073.80
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$18,197.01
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,630.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,951.21
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,398.83