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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Maryland 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 $1,000 · 10th–90th $646$4,0740%10%20%10th90th$1,000Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $955$1,7380%20%40%10th90th$1,096$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Facility and professional rates are different services and are charted separately. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,174.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,398.83
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,137.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,238.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,584.89