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Keyhole ACL Reconstruction

Vermont rates for HCPCS 29888

Surgery to rebuild the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), the ligament deep inside the knee that stops the shin bone sliding forward on the thigh bone. Guided by a camera inside the joint, the surgeon drills tunnels through the bones, passes a graft through them and fixes it at both ends so it takes over the torn ligament's job.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Keyhole ACL Reconstruction cost?

$17,840

Typical total for the visit. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17,840 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,622 to the doctor who performs it, and $16,218 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$1,622$1,230 to $1,905
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$16,218$8,710 to $17,378

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16,218 · 10th to 90th $7,586 to $17,378Professionalmedian $1,622 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $2,239
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $16,218professional $1,622

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,584.89
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$13,803.84
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$10,715.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$1,737.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$2,691.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23

Where Vermont sits

The same service costs 5.9 times more in Vermont than in Hawaii. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

Vermont· 1st of 51

$17,840

$1,622 physician + $16,218 facility

VT $17,840HI $3,009

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.