Surgery and procedures CPT 29888 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ACL reconstruction cost in Eureka, CA — inpatient

In Eureka-Arcata, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee as an inpatient: from $20,903.61 to $20,903.61, with a median of $20,903.61. Across California, the median is $9,286.00 at 60 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29888, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 22, 2025 and Jul 22, 2025.

Lowest$20,903.61Mad River Community Hospital
Median$20,903.61half pay less
Highest$20,903.61in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mad River Community Hospital Arcata, CA · (707) 822-3621 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY $20,903.61 $20,903.61 — — Jul 22, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $20,903.61, median $20,903.61, highest $20,903.61.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $19,955.71 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

ACL reconstruction rebuilds a torn anterior cruciate ligament in the knee with a tendon graft, using a small camera and instruments through small cuts. It is commonly done for knee instability after a sports or twisting injury.

What the price covers

The facility price usually covers the operating room, recovery and often the screws or anchors; a donor tendon graft, if used, may be listed separately. The surgeon, anesthesia (often with a nerve block) and physical therapy afterward are billed separately.