ACL reconstruction cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 5 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $1,392.90 to $5,720.60, with a median of $2,792.12. The lowest listed price is at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences — $1,399.22 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $2,792.12 at 15 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 29888, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side lowest Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,392.90 | $2,321.50 | $887.00–$12,890.32 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $1,421.40 | $2,369.00 | $887.00–$12,890.32 | 40% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway, AR · (501) 585-2000 29888 - ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR-AGMNTJ-RCNSTJ | $2,746.84 | $10,987.35 | $427.23–$14,666.50 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-3000 29888 - ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR-AGMNTJ-RCNSTJ | $2,792.12 | $11,168.48 | $424.12–$14,666.50 | 75% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Little Rock Little Rock, AR · (501) 202-2000 29888 - ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR-AGMNTJ-RCNSTJ | $2,943.13 | $11,772.50 | $367.98–$14,666.50 | 75% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,720.60 | $6,356.22 | $1,416.69–$6,818.71 | 10% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital one side Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $19,392.00 | $21,546.67 | $1,416.69–$6,818.71 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $1,392.90, median $2,792.12, highest $5,720.60 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.