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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Massachusetts 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,630 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$2,630$2,042 to $4,266
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,820 to $4,571

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $912 to $8,128Professionalmedian $2,630 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,589
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $2,630

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
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$4,677.35
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$4,365.16
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,630.78
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,511.89
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$11,220.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$5,011.87
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$12,022.64
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$7,585.78
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Well Sense
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,621.81
6 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
$1,148.15
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$154.88
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,090.30
BCBS Massachusetts
Setting
Professional
Modifier
82 · Assistant surgeon, no resident
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$616.60

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 16th of 51

$2,630

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.