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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Montana 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?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,399 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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$2,399$1,585 to $2,884
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$2,818 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $2,188 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $3,467
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $2,884professional $2,399

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64,565.42
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,818.38
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,715.35
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,162.28

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 16th of 51

$2,630

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.