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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Oklahoma 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,738 from a physician practice, and about $9,333 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 $2,138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9,333$1,995 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9,333 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $23,442Professionalmedian $1,738 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,512
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $9,333professional $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
$1,000.00
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$6,606.93
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$29,512.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,623.41
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$2,754.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$14,125.38
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$12,589.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,135.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,398.83

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 30th of 51

$2,188

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.