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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

North Dakota 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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs cost?

$2,042

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,042 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,042 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,042$1,738 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,047 to $4,898

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $5,495Professionalmedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,236professional $2,042

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$5,011.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,819.70
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,041.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$5,495.41
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,089.30

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Dakota· 9th of 51

$2,042

AK $4,266TX $562

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.