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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Louisiana 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 $3,090 · 10th–90th $891$9,7720%5%10%10th90th$3,090Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th–90th $933$2,0420%10%10th90th$1,318$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
$794.33
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$2,041.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$14,454.40
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,698.24
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$954.99
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,995.26