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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,630$2,138 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$5,754 to $16,218

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $19,498Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,890
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,630

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$16,595.87
Typical High
$25,703.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$9,332.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,951.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,466.84
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 7.8 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.

Connecticut· 20th of 51

$2,630

AK $6,761TX $871

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.