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Arthroscopic Knee Ligament Reconstruction (PCL)

Vermont 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?

$9,064

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9,064 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $1,820 to the doctor who performs it, and $7,244 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$1,820$1,549 to $2,188
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$7,244$7,244 to $33,113

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7,244 · 10th to 90th $2,692 to $33,113Professionalmedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,413 to $2,512
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $7,244professional $1,820

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
$7,244.36
Median
$7,244.36
Typical High
$33,113.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,445.44
Median
$1,479.11
Typical High
$1,479.11
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,137.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$22,387.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$1,995.26
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
$1,412.54
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Vermont 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

Vermont· 19th of 51

$9,064

$1,820 physician + $7,244 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.