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Arthroscopic Repair of a Damaged Ankle Joint Surface

Oregon rates for HCPCS 29892

A small camera is placed into the ankle joint and used to guide repair of a sizeable area where cartilage and the bone beneath it have separated, or where the joint surface has broken. The fragment is cleaned, put back into position, and may be held with a screw or pin. Working through small incisions spares the surrounding soft tissue.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Arthroscopic Repair of a Damaged Ankle Joint Surface cost?

$1,288

Typical facility fee. In Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,288 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,072 to $1,479.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $813 to $11,220Professionalmedian $1,288 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,549
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,288professional $1,288

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
$1,584.89
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$17,378.01
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$851.14
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$1,548.82
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,513.56
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,288.25
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,548.82
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$23,442.29
Typical High
$28,183.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$17,378.01
Typical High
$22,908.68

Where Oregon sits

The same service costs 33.1 times more in Indiana than in West Virginia. 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.

Oregon· 44th of 50

$1,288

IN $20,893WV $631

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.