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Posted commercial rates at 28 California hospitals, each next to its own Medicare base rate.
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CPT 29888
| Hospital | Median across insurers | × Medicare | Insurers | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usc Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale | $6,368 | 0.7× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton | $8,476 | 0.8× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton | $8,741 | 0.9× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Santa Monica - Ucla Med Ctr & Orthopaedic Hospital Santa Monica | $8,746 | 0.9× | 2 | 2026-03-29 |
| Providence Little Co Of Mary Med Ctr San Pedro San Pedro | $9,100 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Little Company Of Mary Med Ctr Torrance Torrance | $9,178 | 1.0× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Scripps Green Hospital La Jolla | $9,333 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego | $9,333 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla La Jolla | $9,333 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas Encinitas | $9,333 | 1.0× | 1 | 2026-03-30 |
| Providence St. Joseph Hospital Orange | $9,422 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Mission Hospital Mission Viejo | $9,826 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside | $10,359 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-05-29 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills | $10,395 | 1.1× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana | $10,504 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Ctr Burbank | $10,701 | 1.1× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| St Mary's Medical Center San Francisco | $10,713 | 1.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Good Samaritan Hospital San Jose | $11,254 | 1.1× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center Fountain Valley | $11,442 | 1.2× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Ucla West Valley Medical Center West Hills | $13,066 | 1.4× | 1 | 2026-03-29 |
| Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr San Diego | $15,053 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach | $15,397 | 1.6× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical Center Thousand Oaks | $17,830 | 1.9× | 5 | 2026-09-01 |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center Long Beach | $18,008 | 1.9× | 3 | 2026-04-01 |
| Keck Hospital Of Usc Los Angeles | $19,165 | 2.0× | 5 | 2026-04-01 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles | $28,632 | 3.1× | 3 | 2025-11-26 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek Campus Walnut Creek | $32,719 | 3.2× | 6 | 2026-03-23 |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford | $35,500 | 3.3× | 4 | 2026-04-01 |
Questions
How much do insurers pay for acl reconstruction in California?
28 California hospitals post usable commercial rates for acl reconstruction in their federal price-transparency files. For CPT 29888, hospital outpatient, the median across 28 hospitals is $10,450, 1.1× each hospital's local Medicare base rate. Your share depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance; the surgeon and anesthesia bill separately.