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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 July 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$2,089

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,089 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $22,387 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 5 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$1,698$1,549 to $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22,387$11,220 to $31,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22,387 · 10th to 90th $4,786 to $38,905Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $3,090
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $22,387professional $1,698

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
$1,380.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$11,220.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,630.27
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$41,686.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,235.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,862.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$17,782.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 35th of 51

$2,089

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.