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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Montana 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 $1,820 · 10th–90th $1,380$2,1880%50%10th90th$1,820Professionalmedian $1,479 · 10th–90th $977$2,8180%20%10th90th$1,479$100.0$500.0$2.0K$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. Need provider-level prices? Contact us.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,778.28
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,995.26