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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Alaska rates for HCPCS 29868

Replacement of a knee meniscus, one of the two C-shaped cartilage cushions sitting between the thigh bone and the shin bone, with tissue from a donor. Most of the work is done with a camera through small incisions, with a small opening made to insert and anchor the new meniscus.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$4,365

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,365 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,365 from a physician practice, and about $3,890 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,365$1,549 to $7,079
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,890$2,089 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,820 to $11,749Professionalmedian $4,365 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $8,913
$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,890professional $4,365

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
$4,897.79
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$9,772.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$8,912.51
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,495.41
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$9,772.37

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.8 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.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$4,365

CA $7,943DE $1,660

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.