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Knee Arthroscopy With Drilling of Cartilage Lesion

Hawaii rates for HCPCS 29886

A minimally invasive knee operation done through small incisions using a camera and narrow instruments. The surgeon drills tiny channels into the bone beneath a damaged patch of joint surface to bring in blood supply and encourage healing. It is used when the damaged piece is still sitting in place, so no screws or pins are added.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Knee Arthroscopy With Drilling of Cartilage Lesion cost?

$2,570

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,570 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,023 to $5,370.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $4,467Professionalmedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $646 to $6,166
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,818professional $2,570

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$977.24
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$977.24
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$6,165.95

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

Hawaii· 2nd of 51

$2,570

CA $4,786DE $646

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.