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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

California rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$75,858

Typical negotiated rate. In California, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75,858 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69,183 from a physician practice, and about $83,176 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69,183$69,183 to $77,625
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83,176$75,858 to $100,000

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83,176 · 10th to 90th $69,183 to $173,780Professionalmedian $69,183 · 10th to 90th $53,703 to $120,226
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $83,176professional $69,183

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
$69,183.10
Median
$162,181.01
Typical High
$416,869.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$120,226.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$109,647.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$114,815.36
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$93,325.43
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$104,712.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$141,253.75
Typical High
$177,827.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$72,443.60
Typical High
$107,151.93
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251,188.64
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$33,884.42
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38,904.51
Median
$100,000.00
Typical High
$190,546.07
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$97,723.72

Where California sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Colorado than in Kentucky. 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· 6th of 51

$75,858

CO $114,815KY $38,019

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.