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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Minnesota 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?

$3,467

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,467 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,388 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,388$2,455 to $4,677
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,266$3,020 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $12,882Professionalmedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $6,310
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $3,388

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,819.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,258.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$251.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,174.90
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$11,748.98
Typical High
$26,915.35
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$5,754.40
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,148.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,760.83
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$6,606.93
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,025.60
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
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$14,125.38
Median
$26,302.68
Typical High
$47,863.01
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,709.64

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 5th of 51

$3,467

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.