ACL Surgery (ACL Reconstruction) Cost in North Carolina (2026)
In line with national pricing · Regional price parity: 98.8 · NC
What Drives Pricing Here
Three factors explain most of why acl surgery (acl reconstruction) costs what it does in North Carolina.
Regional Price Parity
North Carolina's cost-of-living index sits at 98.8 — near the national benchmark (100). This directly scales facility and staffing overhead, which flow through to every procedure price.
Specialist Availability
64 facilities perform this procedure in North Carolina — competition keeps pricing honest and gives you real leverage to shop quotes.
Vs. National Benchmark
North Carolina tracks within 1.2% of the national average ($20,000) — a typical mid-market pricing environment with wide provider variance.
ACL Surgery (ACL Reconstruction) in North Carolina: What to Know
In North Carolina, cities like Asheville and Raleigh offer ACL reconstruction surgery. UNC Orthopedics in Chapel Hill provides specialized sports medicine care, including ACL reconstruction, and partners with athletic trainers to protect young athletes. Duke University Hospital is also nationally ranked for orthopedics. The state's interim Certificate of Need (CON) policy exempts ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) in counties with populations over 125,000 from CON approval.
If you're seeking more affordable options, consider facilities in Wilmington and New Bern, where average payments are notably lower than the state average. You might also explore options just across the border in South Carolina, where CON laws have been repealed for ASCs. Verify current pricing directly with providers.
Estimated Cost Breakdown in North Carolina
ACL Surgery (ACL Reconstruction) costs in North Carolina track close to the national average. Here's how the total is divided across cost components.
Facility Fee
OR time and hospital staffing
Most significant cost
Surgeon Fee
Expertise and experience level
Implants & Supplies
Post-Op Care
Recovery and aftercare
Anesthesia
Anesthesiologist or CRNA fee
Total Estimated Cost
North Carolina all-in range
Financing Options
Many North Carolina clinics partner with CareCredit or Alphaeon. A typical 24-month, 0% APR term on $19,760 looks like:
- Soft credit check — no hard pull
- Instant approval decisions
- HSA/FSA eligible for qualifying cases
Cost estimates are adjusted for regional pricing. See how we calculate state-level costs →
Ranges adjusted for North Carolina's regional price parity (98.8). See the national percentage breakdown →
Facility Costs in North Carolina
Here are the highest-volume acl surgery (acl reconstruction) providers in North Carolina. All rates come from CMS Medicare claims data — actual payments, not list prices.
| Facility | City | Negotiated Rate | Medicare | Volume |
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| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington | $2,858 | $2,270 | 262 |
| Carolina East Medical Center | New Bern | $2,851 | $2,263 | 200 |
| Memorial Mission Hospital And Asheville Surgery Ce | Asheville | $2,624 | $2,079 | 169 |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte | $2,781 | $2,200 | 156 |
| Caromont Regional Medical Center | Gastonia | $2,776 | $2,191 | 144 |
| Margaret R Pardee Memorial Hospital | Hendersonville | $2,602 | $2,061 | 140 |
| Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health | Charlotte | $2,715 | $2,135 | 110 |
| Unc Hospitals | Chapel Hill | $2,832 | $2,242 | 103 |
| Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | Winston-Salem | $2,758 | $2,184 | 101 |
| Cone Health | Greensboro | $2,726 | $2,150 | 91 |
ACL Surgery (ACL Reconstruction) Cost in Nearby States
ACL Surgery (ACL Reconstruction) pricing varies across the region. Here's how North Carolina stacks up against its neighbors.
Expert Answers for North Carolina Patients
Local regulations, insurance nuance, and surgical standards specific to North Carolina.
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How we calculate acl surgery (acl reconstruction) costs in North Carolina
Cost estimates combine procedure-specific pricing data with regional cost-of-living and provider-supply adjustments. Primary sources:
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Hospital pricing transparency files — CMS-required machine-readable data published by hospitals under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (effective January 2021). Provides actual negotiated rates between hospitals and insurers.
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HCUP (Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project) — AHRQ's HCUP databases provide nationally-representative procedure cost data by state, payer, and patient demographics.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics — Healthcare Practitioner Occupational Wages — BLS OEWS data on surgeon, anesthesiologist, and surgical staff wages by state, used to model regional labor-cost differences in procedure pricing.
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BEA Regional Price Parities (RPP) — U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis state-level price-level indices, used to adjust national procedure averages for North Carolina's cost-of-living relative to the national mean.
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FAIR Health Consumer Cost Lookup — the FAIR Health database aggregates billed and allowed amounts from over 36 billion claim records, providing a check on procedure-cost ranges by ZIP code.
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Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data — CMS public-use files on Medicare-allowed amounts and submitted charges by HCPCS/CPT code and state, used as a baseline for procedure-cost ranges.
Estimates are illustrative and reflect typical pricing ranges; actual costs depend on insurance coverage, surgical complexity, anesthesia type, hospital vs. ambulatory setting, and individual patient factors. Always confirm pricing directly with providers and your insurance carrier. See our methodology page for full calculation details.