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Knee Arthroscopy With Donor Cartilage Transplant

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Donor Cartilage Transplant cost?

$1,622

Typical physician fee. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,622 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,175 to $1,905.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $18,621Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $2,399
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. 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
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,905.46
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$3,019.95

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 7.2 times more in California than in Delaware. 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.

Rhode Island· 35th of 51

$1,622

CA $9,333DE $1,288

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.