How much does ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic cost in Michigan?
CPT 29888 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Michigan.
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29888 ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic
Market typical price
$9,978
49 facilities · typical range $3,538 – $18,279 · 1.4× Medicare OPPS
Typical
$9,978
Medicare $7,144
$11 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $45,709
What Medicare paysⓘ
$7,144
Market typical
$9,978
Cash / self-pay price
$12,473
Prices near you — 49 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DMC Harper University Hospital lowest ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $11negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital (Commerce Township) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $11negotiated | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5% |
| Beacon Kalamazoo (former Ascension Borgess Medical Center) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $19cash | 0.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing (Edward W. Sparrow Hospital) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,082cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Jackson Hospital (former Allegiance Health) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,204cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Munson Medical Center (Traverse City) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,529negotiated | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Covenant HealthCare (Saginaw) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,681cash | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital (former Ascension Macomb-Oakland) ⚠ likely error | Hospital | $1,738negotiated | 0.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| University of Michigan Health University Hospital (Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor) | Hospital | $2,224cash | 0.3× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.9% |
| Henry Ford St. John Hospital (Detroit; former Ascension St. John) | Hospital | $2,823negotiated | 0.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.8% |
| Bronson Battle Creek Hospital | Hospital | $3,360cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| Bronson Methodist Hospital (Kalamazoo) | Hospital | $3,360cash | 0.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital (former Ascension Providence) | Hospital | $3,716negotiated | 0.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital (former Ascension Providence; shares CCN with Southfield) | Hospital | $3,716negotiated | 0.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.8% |
| McLaren Port Huron | Hospital | $4,301cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.7% |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc; former Ascension Genesys) | Hospital | $5,997negotiated | 0.8× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital | Hospital | $6,197negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital (Royal Oak) | Hospital | $6,197negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.1% |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital | Hospital | $6,197negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse Pointe Hospital | Hospital | $6,197negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital | Hospital | $6,461negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Straith Hospital for Special Surgery (Southfield) [ORTHO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL] | Hospital | $6,507negotiated | 0.9× | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital | Hospital | $6,727negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Taylor Hospital | Hospital | $6,727negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.7% |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital | Hospital | $6,727negotiated | 0.9× | ★★★★★ |
| Lake Huron Medical Center (Port Huron; Prime Healthcare) | Hospital | $7,194cash | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4% |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Hospital (St. Joseph) | Hospital | $7,230negotiated | 1.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital (Clinton Township) | Hospital | $9,978cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | Hospital | $9,978cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford Hospital (Detroit) | Hospital | $9,978cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Hospital | $9,978cash | 1.4× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Hospital | Hospital | $10,133negotiated | 1.4× | ★★★★★ |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital (East Grand Rapids; shares CCN with Butterworth) | Hospital | $10,662negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids) | Hospital | $10,662negotiated | 1.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.5% |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital (former Ascension Providence Rochester) | Hospital | $11,555negotiated | 1.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.6% |
| McLaren Northern Michigan (Petoskey) | Hospital | $12,473cash | 1.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.3% |
| McLaren Bay Region (Bay City) | Hospital | $18,025cash | 2.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.2% |
| McLaren Oakland (Pontiac) | Hospital | $18,532cash | 2.6× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Flint | Hospital | $22,782cash | 3.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 5.6% |
| McLaren Macomb (Mount Clemens) | Hospital | $23,544cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| McLaren Greater Lansing | Hospital | $28,634cash | 4.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Livonia Hospital | Hospital | $32,036cash | 4.5× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.6% |
| Trinity Health Muskegon Hospital (former Mercy Health Hackley) | Hospital | $33,149cash | 4.6× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 4.4% |
| Trinity Health Livingston Hospital (Howell) | Hospital | $33,431cash | 4.7× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Grand Rapids Hospital (former Mercy Health Saint Mary's) | Hospital | $35,283cash | 4.9× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.4% |
| Chelsea Hospital (Trinity Health / Michigan Medicine) | Hospital | $35,626cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.5% |
| Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital | Hospital | $35,693cash | 5.0× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 3.3% |
| Trinity Health Oakland Hospital (Pontiac) | Hospital | $37,425cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ hip/knee complications 6.7% |
| Hurley Medical Center (Flint) gross charge | Hospital | $45,709cash | 6.4× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 9 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
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What should 29888 cost in Michigan?
For ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic (CPT 29888) in Michigan, a fair self-pay price is around $9,978, with hospitals ranging from $3,538 to $18,279 across 49 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $7,144, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic cost in Michigan?
A fair self-pay price for ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic (CPT 29888) in Michigan is around $9,978, with hospital prices ranging from $3,538 to $18,279 across 49 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 29888?
Medicare pays about $7,144 for ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic (CPT 29888). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of ACL reconstruction, arthroscopic?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.