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Knee Arthroscopy With Donor Cartilage Transplant

Wyoming 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?

$2,951

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,951 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $14,125 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,951$2,455 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14,125$8,913 to $14,125

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14,125 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $21,380Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,778 to $4,467
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $14,125professional $2,951

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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$14,125.38
Typical High
$14,125.38
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$29,512.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,019.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 3rd of 51

$2,951

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.