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Knee Arthroscopy With Cartilage Surface Repair

Georgia rates for HCPCS 29879

Keyhole surgery on the knee in which a worn patch of joint cartilage is treated by making tiny holes in, or roughening, the exposed bone underneath so the body forms new repair tissue over the bare area. The surgeon works through small punctures with a camera and fine instruments, smoothing frayed cartilage at the same time. It is aimed at a small, well-defined area of damage.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Cartilage Surface Repair cost?

$5,370

Typical facility fee. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,370 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $2,455 to $7,586.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $13,804Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $676 to $1,862
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,370professional $891

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,471.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$15,135.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$10,000.00
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,862.09
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$26.30
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$12,882.50

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 16.6 times more in South Carolina than in Maryland. 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.

Georgia· 12th of 50

$5,370

SC $10,965MD $661

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.