ACL reconstruction cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient
In Rochester, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee as an inpatient: from $1,736.43 to $3,451.98, with a median of $2,594.21. The lowest listed price is at F.F. Thompson Hospital — $857.78 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $4,023.02 at 24 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 29888, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Thompson Hospital lowest Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 PR ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR/AGMNTJ/RCNSTJ | $1,736.43 | $2,912.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 PR ARTHRS AIDED ANT CRUCIATE LIGM RPR/AGMNTJ/RCNSTJ | $3,451.98 | $5,789.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,736.43, median $2,594.21, highest $3,451.98 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $6,032.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.