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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Florida 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?

$1,380

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,380 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$891 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,188 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $234 to $2,042
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,074professional $1,259

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
$1,000.00
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,949.84
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,137.96
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$12,882.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,949.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$11,481.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,570.40
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$16,982.44
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,819.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,884.03
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,584.89
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
$1,023.29
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,348.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$177.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 47th of 51

$1,380

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.