ACL reconstruction cost in Chicago, IL
In Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, 19 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $1,004.60 to $106,675.84, with a median of $15,457.64. The lowest listed price is at Humboldt Park Health — $14,453.04 less than the median here. Across Illinois, the median is $12,847.61 at 22 hospitals.
- The median here, $15,457.64, is 55% above the US median of $9,977.57.
- 1 of 19 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 19 facilities across 15 cities for code 29888, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 26, 2025 and Oct 27, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humboldt Park Health lowest Chicago, IL · (773) 292-8200 Repair of anterior cruciate ligament of knee using an endoscope File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $1,004.60 | $3,587.85 | $1,183.99–$3,767.24 | 72% |
| John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 864-6000 PF-KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $1,773.10 | $2,533.00 | $844.64–$2,026.40 | 30% |
| Morris Hospital Morris, IL · (815) 942-2932 Repair of anterior cruciate ligament of knee using an endoscope File of Oct 27, 2026 · source file | $2,863.14 | $11,900.00 | $62.00–$12,257.00 | 76% |
| Mercy Medical Center Aurora, IL · (630) 859-2222 Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29888 - OR36029888 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $70,372.00 | $558.00–$70,372.00 | 89% |
| Saint Joseph Medical Center - Joliet Joliet, IL · (815) 725-7133 Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29888 - OR36029888 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $29,740.00 | $558.00–$29,740.00 | 74% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Evanston, IL · (847) 316-4000 Knee arthroscopy/surgery - 29888 - OR36029888 File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $7,737.00 | $30,581.00 | $558.00–$25,382.23 | 75% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago one side Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $9,176.15 | $9,176.15 | $1,508.00–$10,886.25 | — |
| Franciscan Health Munster Munster, IN · (219) 922-4200 Arthrs Aided Ant Cruciate Ligm Rpr/Agmntj/Rcnstj File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $13,440.83 | $63,102.49 | $1,905.42–$26,225.00 | 79% |
| Jackson Park Hospital Foundation Chicago, IL · (773) 947-7500 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery File of Dec 26, 2025 · source file | $13,909.20 | $17,386.50 | — | 20% |
| Franciscan Health Crown Point Crown Point, IN · (219) 757-6100 Arthrs Aided Ant Cruciate Ligm Rpr/Agmntj/Rcnstj File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $15,457.64 | $59,913.34 | $59,913.34 | 74% |
| Franciscan Health Dyer Dyer, IN · (219) 865-2141 Arthrs Aided Ant Cruciate Ligm Rpr/Agmntj/Rcnstj File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $19,857.47 | $73,546.20 | $1,905.42–$24,449.60 | 73% |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago one side Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $20,901.50 | $20,901.50 | $1,508.00–$10,886.25 | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Chicago Chicago, IL · (773) 622-5400 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY File of Mar 19, 2026 · source file | $34,722.39 | $34,722.39 | $839.51–$10,886.25 | — |
| Northwest Health - Porter Valparaiso, IN · (219) 983-8300 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46,835.03 | $173,463.07 | $818.16–$145,708.98 | 73% |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL · (815) 344-5000 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $57,602.08 | $82,288.69 | $7,055.00–$9,102.00 | 30% |
| Palos Community Hospital Palos Heights, IL · (708) 923-4000 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67,084.02 | $95,834.31 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital Geneva, IL · (630) 208-3000 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $77,478.83 | $110,684.04 | $1,785.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL · (847) 234-5600 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $85,032.29 | $121,474.70 | $7,055.00–$7,839.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital Winfield, IL · (630) 682-1600 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $98,326.19 | $140,465.98 | — | 30% |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL · (312) 926-2000 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106,675.84 | $152,394.06 | $7,941.00–$8,823.00 | 30% |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital DeKalb, IL · (815) 756-1521 HB Arthroscopically Knee Aided File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106,675.84 | $152,394.06 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,004.60, median $15,457.64, highest $106,675.84 — a 106.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $7,841.15. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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