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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 July 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$4,074

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,074 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 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 6 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$3,981$2,884 to $5,370
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$4,467 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $21,380Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $6,166
$2K$5K$10K$20K$50Kfacility $6,607professional $3,981

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
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$27,542.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$13,182.57
Typical High
$32,359.37
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$6,025.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$15,848.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$12,589.25
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,456.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$12,022.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 4th of 51

$4,074

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.