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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Idaho 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 Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 8 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$2,512$1,778 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,884 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $18,197Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $3,631
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $2,512

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
$3,981.07
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,981.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,265.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,073.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,548.13
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,488.17
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$29,512.09
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 14th 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.