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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Michigan 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?

$2,239

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,239 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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$2,239$1,905 to $2,344
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,981 to $8,128

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,239 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,236
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,012professional $2,239

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
$2,137.96
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,754.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$15,488.17
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,128.61
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,454.71
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
9 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
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$6,025.60
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$223.87
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 26th of 51

$2,239

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.