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Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant

South Carolina rates for HCPCS J7330

Autologous cultured chondrocytes, implant

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Autologous Cultured Chondrocytes Implant cost?

$81,283

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81,283 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $81,283 from a physician practice, and about $114,815 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$81,283$77,625 to $91,201
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$114,815$83,176 to $147,911

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $114,815 · 10th to 90th $75,858 to $190,546Professionalmedian $81,283 · 10th to 90th $75,858 to $95,499
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $114,815professional $81,283

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53,703.18
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$75,857.76
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81,283.05
Median
$91,201.08
Typical High
$97,723.72
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87,096.36
Median
$147,910.84
Typical High
$190,546.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77,624.71
Median
$77,624.71
Typical High
$77,624.71
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36,307.81
Median
$83,176.38
Typical High
$102,329.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17,378.01
Median
$34,673.69
Typical High
$34,673.69
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75,857.76
Median
$75,857.76
Typical High
$79,432.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 4th of 51

$81,283

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.