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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$69,183

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69,183 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69,183 from a physician practice, and about $81,283 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$69,183$53,703 to $69,183
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81,283$69,183 to $251,189

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81,283 · 10th to 90th $69,183 to $275,423Professionalmedian $69,183 · 10th to 90th $53,703 to $91,201
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $81,283professional $69,183

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
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$275,422.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$95,499.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74,131.02
Median
$87,096.36
Typical High
$97,723.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$123,026.88
Typical High
$181,970.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70,794.58
Median
$70,794.58
Typical High
$70,794.58
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20,417.38
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$93,325.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138,038.43
Median
$138,038.43
Typical High
$138,038.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69,183.10
Median
$69,183.10
Typical High
$77,624.71

Where South 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$69,183

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.