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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Missouri 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 Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,239 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,089 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 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$2,089$1,778 to $2,570
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,818 to $10,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $16,982Professionalmedian $2,089 · 10th to 90th $1,549 to $6,166
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,495professional $2,089

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
$1,862.09
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$16,982.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,818.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,265.80
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$10,471.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,467.37
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$33,884.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$13,489.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$3,311.31
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
$1,047.13
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,380.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$186.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,288.25

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th 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.