ACL reconstruction cost in Fresno, CA
In Fresno, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $1,740.00 to $18,200.00, with a median of $9,970.00. The lowest listed price is at Madera Community Hospital — $8,230.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $9,286.00 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29888, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 30, 2026 and Jul 30, 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 Fresno, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera, CA · (559) 706-8226 Repair of anterior cruciate ligament of knee using an endoscope | $1,740.00 | $2,900.00 | $95.00 | 40% | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR/AGMNTJ/RCNSTJ | $18,200.00 | $32,500.00 | $8,633.00–$27,033.00 | 44% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,740.00, median $9,970.00, highest $18,200.00 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18,200.00. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
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.