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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Georgia 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?

$2,399

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,399 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,344 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,344$1,995 to $3,090
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,585 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $10,000Professionalmedian $2,344 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $3,981
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $2,344

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
$1,698.24
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$11,748.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,265.80
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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 23rd of 51

$2,399

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.