Axogen, Inc. Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Incentive Stock Plan - Non-vested Share-based Activity (Details) - Employee Consultants and Directors Stock Options [Member] - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Non-vested share-based payment activity with employees
Number of non-vested options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in shares)	1,179,969	1,159,486
Number of non-vested options granted (in shares)	1,529,850	946,250
Number of options vested (in shares)	(512,562)	(635,289)
Number of non-vested options forfeited (in shares)	(75,938)	(290,478)
Number of non-vested options outstanding at the end of the period (in shares)	2,121,319	1,179,969
Weighted average grant-date fair value of non-vested options outstanding at the beginning of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 4.21	$ 3.37
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options granted (in dollars per share)	7.67	4.31
Weighted average grant-date fair value of options vested (in dollars per share)	(4.21)	(3.32)
Weighted average grant-date fair value of non-vested options forfeited (in dollars per share)	(3.74)	(3.12)
Weighted average grant-date fair value of non-vested options outstanding at the end of the period (in dollars per share)	$ 6.72	$ 4.21