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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,020 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,951 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 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$2,951$2,291 to $3,715
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,754 to $3,981

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $2,138 to $13,183Professionalmedian $2,951 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $4,571
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,951

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
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,365.16
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,890.45
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,981.07
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,311.31
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,981.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,466.84
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$20,892.96
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 7th 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.