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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$3,236

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,236 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,162 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,162$2,512 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$3,802 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $16,218Professionalmedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $2,089 to $3,631
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $4,898professional $3,162

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
$2,884.03
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$18,620.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,630.27
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,981.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,890.45
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12,022.64
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$23,442.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,981.07
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$13,182.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,548.13
18 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
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$28,183.83
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,011.87
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,019.95
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,073.80
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,344.23
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
81 · Minimal assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 8th of 51

$3,236

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.