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Knee Meniscus Transplant

New Mexico 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,698 from a physician practice, and about $8,710 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$1,698$1,514 to $2,455
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8,710$2,399 to $18,197

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8,710 · 10th to 90th $1,698 to $26,915Professionalmedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $3,890
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $8,710professional $1,698

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
$1,548.82
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$5,248.07
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$18,197.01
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$5,495.41
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$3,467.37
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$15,848.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 43rd of 51

$1,905

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.