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Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

South Dakota 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,138 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,138$1,585 to $2,512
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$1,514 to $3,890

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $4,677Professionalmedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,236professional $2,138

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,019.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$7,762.47
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,888.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,290.87
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,089.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 7th of 51

$2,138

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.