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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Kansas 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 $5,370 · 10th–90th $1,445$10,4710%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th–90th $1,023$1,6600%20%40%10th90th$1,479$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
$1,949.84
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,137.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$13,182.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,778.28