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Knee Arthroscopy With Drilling of Cartilage Lesion

South Dakota 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 October 2026.

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

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,318 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,318$933 to $1,549
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$1,096 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $912 to $2,399Professionalmedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,738
$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,318

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,187.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,862.09
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,238.72
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,380.38
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,737.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 7.4 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.

South Dakota· 6th of 51

$1,318

AK $2,630TX $355

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.