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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Mississippi 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 $1,995 · 10th–90th $759$9,3330%10%10th90th$1,995Professionalmedian $1,175 · 10th–90th $851$2,2910%20%10th90th$1,175$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
$707.95
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,995.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,290.87
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,630.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,137.96
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$13,182.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,398.83