ACL reconstruction cost in Minneapolis, MN — inpatient
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 4 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee as an inpatient: from $2,352.80 to $8,169.58, with a median of $4,277.54. The lowest listed price is at Westfields Hospital — $1,924.74 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $4,863.49 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 29888, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and May 18, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfields Hospital lowest New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Knee Arthroscopy/Surgery | $2,352.80 | $4,473.00 | $1,067.72–$18,253.29 | 47% | — source file |
| Fairview Maple Grove Surgery Center Maple Grove, MN HC ARTHROSCOPY AIDED ANT CRUCIATE REPAIR | $3,167.10 | $7,898.00 | — | 60% | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Arthscpy Aided Acl Repr/Aug/Recon | $5,387.98 | $20,723.00 | $3,323.04–$15,542.25 | 74% | — source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC ARTHROSCOPY AIDED ANT CRUCIATE REPAIR | $8,169.58 | $20,373.00 | $10,614.33–$18,335.70 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $2,352.80, median $4,277.54, highest $8,169.58 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4,339.00 — 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 1 it is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 29888 ($5,113.55). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MNAS KNEE SCOPE,AID ANT CRUCIATE REPAIR | $30.36 | file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MNAS KNEE SCOPE,AID ANT CRUCIATE REPAIR | $99.07 | file |