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Arthroscopic Knee Ligament Reconstruction (PCL)

South Dakota rates for HCPCS 29889

This is minimally invasive knee surgery, performed through small incisions with a camera and instruments, to repair or reconstruct the posterior cruciate ligament, one of the ligaments that stabilizes the knee joint. It is typically done after an injury that has torn or severely stretched this ligament.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Arthroscopic Knee Ligament Reconstruction (PCL) cost?

$5,691

Typical total for the visit. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,691 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $2,455 to the doctor who performs it, and $3,236 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$2,455$1,820 to $2,884
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$3,236$1,738 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,236 · 10th to 90th $1,479 to $12,882Professionalmedian $2,455 · 10th to 90th $1,230 to $3,311
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,236professional $2,455

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,202.26
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,778.28
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,584.89
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,890.45
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,754.23
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$13,489.63
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$2,691.53
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$3,311.31
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where South Dakota sits

The same service costs 6.7 times more in Alaska 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

South Dakota· 39th of 51

$5,691

$2,455 physician + $3,236 facility

AK $22,390HI $3,327

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.