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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

New York 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 $6,310 · 10th–90th $1,479$14,4540%10%10th90th$6,310Professionalmedian $1,230 · 10th–90th $955$3,0900%20%10th90th$1,230$50.0$200.0$1.0K$5.0K$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
$1,288.25
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$10,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$17,782.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$2,630.27
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,897.79
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,454.71
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,238.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$4,897.79
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$4,073.80
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,818.38