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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Connecticut rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$81,283

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81,283 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69,183 from a physician practice, and about $120,226 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 5 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$57,544 to $70,795
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$120,226$93,325 to $199,526

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120,226 · 10th to 90th $81,283 to $234,423Professionalmedian $69,183 · 10th to 90th $57,544 to $70,795
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $120,226professional $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
$89,125.09
Median
$154,881.66
Typical High
$234,422.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$57,543.99
Typical High
$70,794.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$109,647.82
Typical High
$165,958.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$134,896.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$83,176.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$77,624.71

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 4th of 51

$81,283

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.