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Knee Meniscus Transplant

North Carolina 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?

$2,512

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,512 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,455 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$2,455$1,738 to $3,631
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,660 to $6,166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $11,220Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,622 to $4,786
$1$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $2,455

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
$0.58
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,786.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,466.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,265.80
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,801.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$13,803.84
Typical High
$23,442.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,892.96
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$33,884.42
Wellcare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$14,454.40

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st of 51

$2,512

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.