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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

North Carolina rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$53,703

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53,703 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53,703 from a physician practice, and about $56,234 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$53,703$53,703 to $69,183
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56,234$53,703 to $70,795

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56,234 · 10th to 90th $36,308 to $93,325Professionalmedian $53,703 · 10th to 90th $39,811 to $70,795
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $56,234professional $53,703

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
$36,307.81
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$70,794.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$53,703.18
Typical High
$70,794.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$93,325.43
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39,810.72
Median
$39,810.72
Typical High
$72,443.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$169,824.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$83,176.38
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$56,234.13
Typical High
$69,183.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102,329.30
Median
$138,038.43
Typical High
$154,881.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$70,794.58
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251,188.64
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$251,188.64

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$53,703

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.