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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$3,802

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,802 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,631 from a physician practice, and about $5,888 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,631$2,818 to $4,074
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,888$3,236 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,888 · 10th to 90th $2,291 to $12,023Professionalmedian $3,631 · 10th to 90th $2,042 to $5,754
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,888professional $3,631

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
$4,365.16
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$2,570.40
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$21,379.62
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$6,760.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$3,981.07
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$19,952.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$12,589.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$5,011.87
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,549.93
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,715.35
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$8,912.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,570.88
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
$1,122.02
Median
$1,122.02
Typical High
$1,949.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 4th of 51

$3,802

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.