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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

New Jersey 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 $7,586 · 10th–90th $4,169$12,3030%10%10th90th$7,586Professionalmedian $1,096 · 10th–90th $933$5,8880%20%10th90th$1,096$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
$4,168.69
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,388.44
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,698.24
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$22,908.68
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$5,370.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,570.40