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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Nebraska 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?

$3,020

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,570 from a physician practice, and about $8,511 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 7 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$2,570$1,514 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,511$6,166 to $12,303

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,511 · 10th to 90th $2,818 to $19,953Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $5,495
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $8,511professional $2,570

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
$5,754.40
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$8,912.51
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$19,952.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$4,786.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$10,471.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$12,589.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,365.16

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 9th of 51

$3,020

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.