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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

New York 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 New York, 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 $69,183 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$75,858$75,858 to $75,858
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69,183$69,183 to $77,625

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69,183 · 10th to 90th $41,687 to $104,713Professionalmedian $75,858 · 10th to 90th $63,096 to $83,176
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $69,183professional $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
$63,095.73
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$169,824.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$63,095.73
Typical High
$74,131.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33,884.42
Median
$33,884.42
Typical High
$117,489.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$380,189.40
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34,673.69
Median
$91,201.08
Typical High
$147,910.84
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85,113.80
Median
$91,201.08
Typical High
$95,499.26
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$70,794.58
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$70,794.58
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$144,543.98
Median
$144,543.98
Typical High
$144,543.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50,118.72
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$83,176.38
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$70,794.58
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28,840.32
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$70,794.58
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
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$36,307.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12,589.25
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$9,549.93
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6,309.57
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where New York 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.

New York· 24th 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.