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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Kansas 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?

$2,570

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,512 from a physician practice, and about $4,266 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,512$1,950 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$2,818 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $15,488Professionalmedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $2,512

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
$2,089.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$5,128.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,570.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$12,302.69
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,754.23
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
$1,258.93
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 22nd of 51

$2,570

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.