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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 July 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,995 from a physician practice, and about $5,623 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$1,995$1,738 to $2,692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,623$3,162 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $1,862 to $14,125Professionalmedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,571
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $1,995

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
$1,737.80
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$6,606.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$16,218.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$14,791.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,630.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$22,387.21
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 13th of 51

$2,692

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.