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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Arizona 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,778 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 5 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$1,778$1,514 to $2,399
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$3,090 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $7,762Professionalmedian $1,778 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $1,778

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$3,715.35
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$9,332.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$10,715.19
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,090.30

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 27th of 51

$2,239

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.