ACL reconstruction cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 3 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $1,392.96 to $7,232.00, with a median of $1,392.96. The lowest listed price is at Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas and 1 other hospital. Across Missouri, the median is $21,188.62 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Mar 17, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas lowest Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 ARTHROSC; ANT CRUCIATE LIG REP/AUGM | $1,392.96 | $2,902.00 | $912.71–$2,553.76 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 ARTHROSC; ANT CRUCIATE LIG REP/AUGM | $1,392.96 | $2,902.00 | $912.71–$2,553.76 | 52% | — source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery - 29888 - OR36029888 | $7,232.00 | $25,470.10 | $1,123.00–$25,470.10 | 72% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,392.96, median $1,392.96, highest $7,232.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $1,392.96. 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 3 of 3 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.