ACL reconstruction cost in Tucson, AZ — inpatient
In Tucson, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee as an inpatient: from $1,381.80 to $1,381.80, with a median of $1,381.80. Across Arizona, the median is $1,381.80 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 29888, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 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 Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 GRAFT, ACHILLES PRESHAPED 11MM BLOCK | $1,381.80 | $4,935.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 GRAFT, ACHILLES PRESHAPED 11MM BLOCK | $1,381.80 | $4,935.00 | — | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,381.80, median $1,381.80, highest $1,381.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $1,381.80 — 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.
10 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.
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 7X20 IF | $160.44 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 8X25 IF | $160.44 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 7X20 IF | $160.44 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, CANN 8X25 IF | $160.44 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSTAPLE, FASTLOK 8X23 | $379.71 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSTAPLE, FASTLOK 8X23 | $379.71 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, BIOSURE PK 10X25 | $421.16 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, BIOSURE PK 9X20 | $421.16 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, BIOSURE PK 10X25 | $421.16 | file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZSCREW, BIOSURE PK 9X20 | $421.16 | file |