ACL reconstruction cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 7 hospitals publish a cash price for arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee: from $5,307.60 to $17,086.17, with a median of $8,245.80. The lowest price is at Betsy Johnson Hospital (Dunn). The highest price is 3.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $8,245.80, is 17% below the US median of $9,977.57.
- North Carolina ranks 10th of 38 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 29888. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5,307.60Betsy Johnson Hospital
Median$8,245.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$17,086.17in North Carolina
Lowest saves$2,938.20vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Betsy Johnson Hospital one side lowest Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $5,307.60 | $8,846.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC KNEE ARTHROSCOPY/SURGERY | $6,474.34 | $16,185.84 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital one side Raeford · Fayetteville, NC REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $7,295.40 | $12,159.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center one side Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC REPAIR OF ANTERIOR CRUCIATE LIGAMENT OF KNEE USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $8,245.80 | $13,743.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction | $10,714.57 | $26,786.42 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction | $12,462.40 | $31,156.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Arthroscopically aided anterior cruciate ligament repair/augmentation or reconstruction | $17,086.17 | $42,715.43 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fayetteville, NC | 2 | $7,295.40 | $7,770.60 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $5,307.60 | $5,307.60 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $10,714.57 | $10,714.57 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $6,474.34 | $6,474.34 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $17,086.17 | $17,086.17 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $12,462.40 | $12,462.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ACL reconstruction is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ACL reconstruction explained.
Arthroscopic ACL reconstruction or repair of the knee in other states
- Alabama$17,412.95
- Alaska$11,301.42, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$17,154.55
- Arkansas$2,867.63
- California$9,286.00
- Colorado$12,792.80
- Connecticut$5,630.00, 3 hospitals
- Delaware$3,725.53, 2 hospitals
- Florida$26,549.95
- Georgia$11,309.00
- Hawaii$5,375.30
- Idaho$12,106.00
- Illinois$12,847.61
- Indiana$18,144.98
- Iowa$8,622.00
- Kansas$9,822.50
- Kentucky$13,929.26
- Louisiana$9,785.97
- Maine$2,384.92, 1 hospital
- Maryland$8,529.94, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$28,903.78
- Michigan$11,225.31
- Minnesota$3,167.10
- Mississippi$10,707.58
- Missouri$15,594.51
- Montana$6,403.96
- Nebraska$6,786.40
- Nevada$8,289.90
- New Hampshire$1,244.65, 3 hospitals
- New Jersey$7,807.24
- New Mexico$22,952.37
- New York$8,453.60
- North Dakota$9,910.06, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$37,237.63
- Oklahoma$17,344.18
- Oregon$4,224.00
- Pennsylvania$12,932.50
- Rhode Island$2,469.81, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$27,511.18
- South Dakota$7,316.38, 3 hospitals
- Tennessee$12,708.98
- Texas$7,253.00
- Utah$7,465.77, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$7,855.50, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$32,249.32
- Washington$12,382.50
- West Virginia$7,744.00
- Wisconsin$11,779.38
- Wyoming$6,322.44, 3 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.