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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Ohio rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$74,131

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74,131 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58,884 from a physician practice, and about $165,959 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58,884$31,623 to $77,625
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$165,959$95,499 to $223,872

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $165,959 · 10th to 90th $69,183 to $457,088Professionalmedian $58,884 · 10th to 90th $31,623 to $91,201
$50K$100K$200K$500Kfacility $165,959professional $58,884

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
$67,608.30
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$134,896.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67,608.30
Median
$74,131.02
Typical High
$74,131.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$169,824.37
Typical High
$501,187.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31,622.78
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$93,325.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165,958.69
Median
$165,958.69
Typical High
$223,872.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$91,201.08
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165,958.69
Median
$165,958.69
Typical High
$223,872.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$91,201.08
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$81,283.05
Typical High
$93,325.43
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$89,125.09
Typical High
$162,181.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$102,329.30
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
$33,884.42
Median
$36,307.81
Typical High
$36,307.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$13,489.63
Median
$14,791.08
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$7,413.10

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 45th of 51

$74,131

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.