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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Minnesota 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 $4,266 · 10th–90th $1,698$21,3800%10%10th90th$4,266Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th–90th $1,318$3,9810%5%10%10th90th$2,512$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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,659.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$10,232.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,128.31
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,168.69
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$5,754.40
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,981.07