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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 July 2026.

Facilitymedian $1,047 · 10th–90th $1,047$8,5110%50%90th$1,047Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th–90th $1,023$2,7540%10%20%10th90th$2,089$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,818.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,630.27