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Knee Meniscus Transplant

Virginia 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?

$1,862

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,862 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,820 from a physician practice, and about $6,310 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$1,820$1,660 to $2,089
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,310$2,884 to $10,965

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,310 · 10th to 90th $1,585 to $15,849Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,514 to $2,630
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,310professional $1,820

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
$2,041.74
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,570.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,022.64
Typical High
$15,848.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,238.72
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,388.44
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,570.40
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$2,884.03
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,905.46
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$3,090.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$11,481.54
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$3,019.95
4 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
$1,288.25
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$281.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,318.26

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$1,862

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.