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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Illinois 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?

$1,950

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,950 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $6,026 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$1,950$1,698 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,026$3,631 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $1,349 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $3,162
$100$1K$10Kfacility $6,026professional $1,950

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
$831.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$22,387.21
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,884.03
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$10,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,398.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$1,862.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$15,488.17
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$1,148.15
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 34th of 51

$1,950

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.