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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

California rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$75,858

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75,858 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75,858 from a physician practice, and about $75,858 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$75,858$70,795 to $83,176
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75,858$53,703 to $104,713

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $83 to $162,181Professionalmedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $67,608 to $114,815
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $75,858professional $75,858

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
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$125,892.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$112,201.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56,234.13
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$114,815.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$109,647.82
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$154,881.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$154,881.66
Typical High
$234,422.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47,863.01
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$100,000.00
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38,904.51
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$208,929.61
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$169,824.37
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
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$38,018.94
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$15,135.61
Median
$15,135.61
Typical High
$15,135.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$11,481.54
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7,585.78
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$7,585.78

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

California· 39th of 51

$75,858

AK $123,027NE $36,308

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.