go back

Knee Cartilage Repair With Your Own Bone Plugs

Texas 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 $4,266 · 10th–90th $1,047$13,4900%5%10%10th90th$4,266Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th–90th $933$1,9050%20%10th90th$1,148$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
$1,000.00
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$18,197.01
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,659.59
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$9,120.11
Typical High
$9,120.11
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,778.28
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$977.24
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,801.89
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$2,290.87
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,737.80
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,318.26