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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Indiana 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 $22,387 · 10th–90th $4,898$38,9050%10%10th90th$22,387Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th–90th $891$1,9500%10%20%10th90th$1,072$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
$1,122.02
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,659.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,995.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,949.84