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Knee Meniscus Transplant

New Jersey 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?

$2,138

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,138 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $7,079 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 5 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$1,738$1,622 to $3,020
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7,079$5,888 to $10,233

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,079 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $12,303Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,445 to $8,128
$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,079professional $1,738

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
$3,981.07
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$11,748.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$5,248.07
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,630.27
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14,454.40
Median
$21,877.62
Typical High
$36,307.81
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$23,988.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 32nd of 51

$2,138

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.