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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Missouri 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 $1,660$14,1250%5%10%10th90th$5,370Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th–90th $977$4,2660%10%10th90th$1,288$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
$1,258.93
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,995.26
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,290.87
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$22,387.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,041.74