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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

Pennsylvania rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$70,795

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70,795 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70,795 from a physician practice, and about $107,152 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 7 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$70,795$70,795 to $70,795
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$107,152$70,795 to $177,828

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $107,152 · 10th to 90th $61,660 to $208,930Professionalmedian $70,795 · 10th to 90th $69,183 to $70,795
$50K$100K$200Kfacility $107,152professional $70,795

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
$63,095.73
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$208,929.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57,543.99
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$83,176.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$69,183.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$251,188.64
Typical High
$269,153.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41,686.94
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$190,546.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63,095.73
Median
$107,151.93
Typical High
$199,526.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$181,970.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,952.62
Median
$28,840.32
Typical High
$72,443.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$83,176.38

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 20th of 51

$70,795

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.