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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Massachusetts 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 $3,311 · 10th–90th $1,175$8,5110%10%10th90th$3,311Professionalmedian $1,380 · 10th–90th $977$2,9510%10%10th90th$1,380$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0K$50.0K

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
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,897.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,951.21
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,019.95
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,905.46
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$15,488.17
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,951.21
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$3,235.94