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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Missouri rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$75,858

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75,858 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $75,858 from a physician practice, and about $93,325 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$75,858$69,183 to $83,176
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93,325$79,433 to $144,544

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93,325 · 10th to 90th $67,608 to $213,796Professionalmedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $66,069 to $91,201
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $93,325professional $75,858

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$117,489.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$83,176.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$102,329.30
Typical High
$199,526.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$91,201.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$128,824.96
Typical High
$144,543.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29,512.09
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$275,422.87
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66,069.34
Median
$66,069.34
Typical High
$75,857.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$87,096.36
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
$36,307.81
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$41,686.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$14,791.08
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10,964.78
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$7,413.10
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 29th of 51

$75,858

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.