Surgery and procedures CPT 29888 Outpatient

ACL reconstruction cost in Truckee, CA

In Truckee-Grass Valley, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $4,272.00 to $4,272.00, with a median of $4,272.00. Across California, the median is $9,286.00 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jul 6, 2026 and Jul 6, 2026.

Lowest$4,272.00Tahoe Forest Hospital
Median$4,272.00half pay less
Highest$4,272.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee, CA · (530) 587-6011 Repair of anterior cruciate ligament of knee using an endoscope $4,272.00 $4,272.00 $134.77–$4,143.84 — Jul 6, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $4,272.00, median $4,272.00, highest $4,272.00.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.