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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Rhode Island 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?

$2,188

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,188 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,188 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$2,188$1,995 to $2,951
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,399 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,023 to $10,471Professionalmedian $2,188 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $2,951
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,467professional $2,188

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
$2,398.83
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$218.78
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,884.03
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,380.38
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$416.87
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$12,882.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$3,162.28
1 more rate 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
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$2,188

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.