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Knee Arthroscopy With Donor Cartilage Transplant

Colorado rates for HCPCS 29867

A minimally invasive knee operation that replaces a damaged patch of joint surface with a plug of cartilage and underlying bone from a tissue donor. The damaged area is cleared out and the donor plug is fitted flush with the surrounding surface. Using donor tissue means no cartilage has to be taken from elsewhere in the patient's own knee.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Donor Cartilage Transplant cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $14,454 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$1,778$1,479 to $2,291
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14,454$6,918 to $18,197

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,454 · 10th to 90th $2,570 to $22,909Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $14,454professional $1,778

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
$1,778.28
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$16,982.44
Typical High
$25,118.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$19,498.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,238.72
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,691.53
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$2,398.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$14,125.38
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,778.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
4 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
$954.99
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$912.01

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 8.1 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.

Colorado· 13th of 51

$2,089

AK $5,248TX $646

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.