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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Colorado rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$114,815

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $114,815 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67,608 from a physician practice, and about $138,038 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 7 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$67,608$67,608 to $67,608
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$138,038$114,815 to $177,828

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $138,038 · 10th to 90th $67,608 to $263,027Professionalmedian $67,608 · 10th to 90th $31,623 to $70,795
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $138,038professional $67,608

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
$67,608.30
Median
$144,543.98
Typical High
$288,403.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$70,794.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104,712.85
Median
$138,038.43
Typical High
$263,026.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$32,359.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$95,499.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79,432.82
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$79,432.82
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$138,038.43
Typical High
$251,188.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$69,183.10

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 1st of 51

$114,815

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.