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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

New Hampshire 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 $9,772 · 10th–90th $2,399$12,3030%20%10th90th$9,772Professionalmedian $1,585 · 10th–90th $1,072$2,5700%10%10th90th$1,585$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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,912.51
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,197.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,162.28
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,302.69
Median
$12,302.69
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,162.28
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,258.93