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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Nebraska 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 $8,511 · 10th–90th $1,738$14,4540%10%10th90th$8,511Professionalmedian $1,660 · 10th–90th $955$5,7540%10%10th90th$1,660$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0K$10.0K$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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,235.94
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,754.23