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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Connecticut 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $8,318 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$2,344$1,660 to $3,548
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,318$6,166 to $12,882

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $4,898 to $20,893Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $5,754
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,318professional $2,344

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
$4,677.35
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$10,000.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,365.16
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,162.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$11,220.18
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 12th of 51

$2,692

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.