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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Indiana 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?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $7,943 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$1,622 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,943$4,169 to $14,791

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,943 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $29,512Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $2,884
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $7,943professional $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
$1,380.38
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$14,454.40
Typical High
$33,884.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,691.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,168.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$9,772.37
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,471.29
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,311.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$14,454.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$2,951.21
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
$1,071.52
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,288.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 33rd of 51

$2,089

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.