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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 October 2026.

How much does Knee Meniscus Transplant cost?

$3,162

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,020 from a physician practice, and about $3,236 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,020$2,344 to $3,388
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,236$2,754 to $4,074

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $9,550Professionalmedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $1,660 to $4,467
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $3,020

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
$5,128.61
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$9,549.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$4,570.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$4,073.80
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$17,378.01
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,715.35
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,388.44
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$9,120.11
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$4,570.88
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17,782.79
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$28,183.83
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,365.16
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,897.79
9 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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,621.81
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$1,621.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$37,153.52
Typical High
$42,657.95

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 10th of 51

$3,162

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.