Surgery and procedures CPT 29888 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ACL reconstruction cost in Killeen, TX — inpatient

In Killeen-Temple, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee as an inpatient: from $6,243.34 to $6,243.34, with a median of $6,243.34. The lowest listed price is at Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $7,172.65 at 21 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 29888, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

Lowest$6,243.34Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital + 2 more
Median$6,243.34half pay less
Highest$6,243.34in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Killeen-Temple, TX.

median
Lowest $6,243.34Highest $6,243.34

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Baylor Scott & White Continuing Care Hospital lowest Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR $6,243.34 $10,405.56 $5,723.06–$9,365.00 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center lowest Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR $6,243.34 $10,405.56 $5,723.06–$7,283.89 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Pavilion - Temple lowest Temple, TX HC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SUR $6,243.34 $10,405.56 $5,723.06–$7,283.89 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6,243.34, median $6,243.34, highest $6,243.34.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6,243.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.