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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Kentucky rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$38,019

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38,019 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67,608 from a physician practice, and about $38,019 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$67,608$38,019 to $67,608
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38,019$38,019 to $67,608

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38,019 · 10th to 90th $38,019 to $131,826Professionalmedian $67,608 · 10th to 90th $38,019 to $69,183
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $38,019professional $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
$67,608.30
Typical High
$141,253.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$67,608.30
Typical High
$69,183.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$83,176.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$38,018.94
Typical High
$38,018.94
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$52,480.75
Typical High
$56,234.13
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79,432.82
Median
$79,432.82
Typical High
$245,470.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$380,189.40
Typical High
$380,189.40
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$69,183.10

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$38,019

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.