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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Maine rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$70,795

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70,795 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69,183 from a physician practice, and about $204,174 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 6 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$32,359 to $70,795
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204,174$194,984 to $208,930

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204,174 · 10th to 90th $13,490 to $208,930Professionalmedian $69,183 · 10th to 90th $31,623 to $70,795
$20K$50K$100K$200Kfacility $204,174professional $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
$13,489.63
Median
$208,929.61
Typical High
$208,929.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$38,904.51
Typical High
$213,796.21
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
$204,173.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$38,904.51
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$194,984.46
Typical High
$208,929.61
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$208,929.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$33,113.11
Typical High
$69,183.10

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 10th of 51

$70,795

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.