Surgery and procedures CPT 29888 Outpatient

ACL reconstruction cost in Hilton Head Island, SC

In Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $5,249.40 to $5,249.40, with a median of $5,249.40. Across South Carolina, the median is $32,513.89 at 3 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29888, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$5,249.40Beaufort Memorial Hospital
Median$5,249.40half pay less
Highest$5,249.40in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort, SC · (843) 522-5200 ARTH AID ANT LIG REPR/AUG/RECO $5,249.40 $8,749.00 $3,070.90–$8,749.00 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $5,249.40, median $5,249.40, highest $5,249.40.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.