ACL reconstruction cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 6 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $2,153.00 to $55,482.84, with a median of $32,973.64. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital — $30,820.64 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $5,192.50 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 31, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Arthroscopically Aided Acl Repair/Augmentation/Reconstruction | $2,153.00 | $2,153.00 | $24.80–$2,045.35 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29888 - | $7,418.00 | $7,886.50 | $776.00–$7,886.50 | 6% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Knee arthroscopysurgery - 29888 - | $7,418.00 | $7,886.50 | $776.00–$7,886.50 | 6% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 PR Arthroscopically Aided Acl Repair/Augmentation/Reconstruction | $31,627.41 | — | $473.55–$21,152.31 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Arthroscopically Aided Acl Repair/Augmentation/Reconstruction | $34,319.87 | $2,153.00 | $9.64–$21,152.31 | -1494% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $35,939.10 | $35,939.10 | $297.00–$10,436.65 | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 PR Arthroscopically Aided Acl Repair/Augmentation/Reconstruction | $55,482.84 | — | $2,608.09–$9,519.83 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $2,153.00, median $32,973.64, highest $55,482.84 — a 25.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $2,205.00. 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 1 of 6 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.