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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

New Mexico 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 $8,710 · 10th–90th $1,175$26,9150%10%10th90th$8,710Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th–90th $933$2,4550%20%10th90th$1,072$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$20.0K$100.0K

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
$1,513.56
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$3,548.13
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$1,513.56
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,041.74