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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Georgia rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$77,625

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77,625 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $77,625 from a physician practice, and about $83,176 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$77,625$75,858 to $87,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83,176$75,858 to $141,254

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83,176 · 10th to 90th $75,858 to $380,189Professionalmedian $77,625 · 10th to 90th $61,660 to $87,096
$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $83,176professional $77,625

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. 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
$75,857.76
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
$75,857.76
Median
$173,780.08
Typical High
$416,869.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$87,096.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$141,253.75
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
$34,673.69
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$70,794.58
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$91,201.08
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
$11,220.18
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 Georgia 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.

Georgia· 15th of 51

$77,625

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.