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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Idaho 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 $4,467 · 10th–90th $1,072$18,6210%5%10th90th$4,467Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th–90th $1,047$2,1380%10%20%10th90th$1,660$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
$2,884.03
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,089.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,819.70
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,570.40
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,454.71
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,137.96