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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs cost?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,072 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,072$977 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$2,754 to $10,471

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,072 · 10th to 90th $891 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,026professional $1,072

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$10,471.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,089.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,412.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,089.30
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$12,302.69
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$12,022.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$2,398.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,801.89
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,819.70
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$2,570.40
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$3,235.94
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
12 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$812.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$288.40
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$138.04
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,096.48
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$575.44
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$275.42
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$977.24

Where New York sits

The same service costs 7.6 times more in Alaska than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New York· 42nd of 51

$1,096

AK $4,266TX $562

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.