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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, 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 $87,096 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$53,703 to $77,625
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87,096$53,703 to $117,490

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87,096 · 10th to 90th $53,703 to $165,959Professionalmedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $53,703 to $83,176
$50K$100Kfacility $87,096professional $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
$53,703.18
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$89,125.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$74,131.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26,915.35
Median
$26,915.35
Typical High
$36,307.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10,715.19
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$79,432.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$100,000.00
Typical High
$165,958.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$83,176.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$56,234.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25,118.86
Median
$25,118.86
Typical High
$25,118.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$100,000.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 25th 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.