Inpatient stay · MS-DRG 470 · Surgery or procedure
Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC
In 2024, Medicare and patients paid an average of $17,318 per stay at 1,212 hospitals. Half of hospitals averaged between $13,991 and $18,392.
Also known as: Hip replacement, knee replacement, joint replacement, arthroplasty
National figures, 2024
- Average payment per case
- $17,318
- Typical range (middle half of hospitals)
- $13,991–$18,392
- Medicare’s share
- $14,289
- Average billed charge
- $92,976
- Hospitals reporting
- 1,212
Compare hospitals
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1,212 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024; showing 851–900. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Northside Hospital | 14 | $17,624 | About average | $12,572 | $201,222 |
| The Miriam Hospital | 161 | $17,627 | About average | $15,662 | $31,533 |
| Uci Health - Los Alamitos | 13 | $17,632 | About average | $16,251 | $217,971 |
| Ohio State University State Health System | 49 | $17,665 | About average | $14,018 | $82,987 |
| Allegheny General Hospital | 18 | $17,677 | About average | $15,071 | $91,334 |
| Henderson Hospital | 22 | $17,683 | About average | $13,386 | $174,557 |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital | 13 | $17,693 | About average | $15,528 | $156,193 |
| Atrium Health Union | 20 | $17,699 | About average | $11,970 | $102,545 |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | 24 | $17,703 | About average | $13,083 | $44,977 |
| Long Island Community Hospital | 18 | $17,711 | About average | $15,936 | $243,304 |
| Saint Clare's Hospital/ Denville Campus | 39 | $17,719 | About average | $15,450 | $155,729 |
| Northern Nevada Medical Center | 17 | $17,737 | About average | $16,297 | $185,562 |
| Adventist Health Simi Valley | 37 | $17,737 | About average | $16,107 | $129,283 |
| Spartanburg Medical Center | 36 | $17,768 | About average | $14,533 | $75,792 |
| University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics | 34 | $17,774 | About average | $15,454 | $82,160 |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center | 38 | $17,775 | About average | $14,717 | $51,339 |
| Orlando Health | 444 | $17,776 | About average | $13,626 | $155,265 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | 35 | $17,779 | About average | $11,622 | $139,977 |
| Piedmont Hospital, Inc | 19 | $17,811 | About average | $10,716 | $110,530 |
| Jefferson Stratford Hospital | 26 | $17,822 | About average | $14,493 | $92,685 |
| Prisma Health Baptist | 33 | $17,847 | About average | $13,505 | $116,305 |
| Huntington Hospital | 128 | $17,855 | About average | $14,006 | $67,959 |
| Augusta Health | 22 | $17,894 | About average | $11,324 | $89,738 |
| Buffalo Hospital | 32 | $17,905 | About average | $13,238 | $48,035 |
| French Hospital Medical Center | 20 | $17,925 | About average | $16,375 | $105,063 |
| Doctors Hosptal At Renaissance | 18 | $17,945 | About average | $14,493 | $64,206 |
| Alaska Regional Hospital | 122 | $17,946 | About average | $14,826 | $188,420 |
| St Clare Hospital | 14 | $17,946 | About average | $13,118 | $116,850 |
| Tampa General Hospital | 37 | $17,952 | About average | $15,862 | $138,626 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 32 | $17,960 | About average | $14,765 | $90,664 |
| Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 15 | $17,975 | About average | $16,243 | $41,371 |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | 19 | $17,995 | About average | $16,588 | $106,947 |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | 11 | $18,009 | About average | $14,933 | $66,353 |
| Enloe Health | 25 | $18,025 | About average | $16,458 | $127,170 |
| Uci Health-Lakewood | 17 | $18,049 | About average | $16,500 | $177,514 |
| Self Regional Healthcare | 14 | $18,052 | About average | $14,546 | $70,020 |
| Shasta Regional Medical Center | 46 | $18,072 | About average | $16,463 | $165,738 |
| Saint John's Health Center | 505 | $18,077 | About average | $16,177 | $77,201 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | 80 | $18,080 | About average | $14,020 | $141,208 |
| Oviedo Medical Center | 12 | $18,085 | About average | $11,948 | $188,696 |
| Adventist Health Twin Cities | 13 | $18,100 | About average | $16,593 | $216,223 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 121 | $18,101 | About average | $14,059 | $80,384 |
| Tri-City Medical Center | 14 | $18,145 | About average | $16,622 | $107,799 |
| UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside | 68 | $18,146 | About average | $14,834 | $126,828 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | 14 | $18,146 | About average | $16,302 | $89,978 |
| San Dimas Community Hospital | 18 | $18,171 | About average | $16,539 | $125,630 |
| Saint Francis Medical Center | 54 | $18,174 | About average | $13,795 | $93,721 |
| Chapman Global Medical Center | 25 | $18,180 | About average | $16,548 | $96,808 |
| Unity Hospital | 58 | $18,194 | About average | $15,171 | $36,464 |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical | 31 | $18,197 | About average | $16,137 | $67,569 |
National trend
Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.
- Average payment
- Average billed charge
View data as a table
| Year of care | Average payment | Average billed charge |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16K | $70K |
| 2021 | $16K | $74K |
| 2022 | $16K | $80K |
| 2023 | $17K | $86K |
| 2024 | $17K | $93K |
By state, 2024
Case-weighted average payment across each state’s reporting hospitals, lowest first.
Show all 51 states
| State | Hospitals | Cases | Average payment | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 3 | 61 | $11,943 | $7,968–$14,471 |
| Arkansas | 10 | 294 | $12,966 | $12,954–$14,313 |
| Louisiana | 10 | 312 | $13,104 | $12,374–$14,606 |
| Mississippi | 14 | 609 | $13,519 | $12,760–$14,145 |
| South Dakota | 9 | 678 | $13,721 | $13,146–$16,236 |
| Iowa | 15 | 601 | $13,831 | $12,942–$13,900 |
| Kansas | 21 | 1,857 | $13,938 | $13,440–$15,106 |
| Kentucky | 14 | 448 | $14,059 | $13,325–$14,999 |
| Ohio | 42 | 1,724 | $14,132 | $12,682–$16,083 |
| South Carolina | 19 | 559 | $14,217 | $13,147–$15,593 |
| Oklahoma | 26 | 987 | $14,253 | $13,006–$14,911 |
| Montana | 6 | 221 | $14,308 | $13,450–$14,347 |
| Missouri | 32 | 1,013 | $14,460 | $13,415–$16,112 |
| Indiana | 34 | 1,382 | $14,468 | $14,000–$15,548 |
| Tennessee | 29 | 1,269 | $14,539 | $13,051–$14,839 |
| Alabama | 24 | 1,069 | $14,555 | $13,099–$14,915 |
| Nebraska | 11 | 311 | $14,687 | $13,061–$15,452 |
| Texas | 77 | 3,658 | $14,714 | $13,671–$16,472 |
| Wisconsin | 20 | 790 | $14,936 | $13,150–$16,031 |
| Idaho | 7 | 158 | $15,223 | $14,656–$15,780 |
| West Virginia | 10 | 391 | $15,365 | $13,520–$14,636 |
| Arizona | 29 | 1,348 | $15,381 | $13,993–$16,068 |
| Pennsylvania | 64 | 3,540 | $15,447 | $13,455–$16,451 |
| Florida | 88 | 3,655 | $15,466 | $13,758–$16,947 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 66 | $15,534 | $14,826–$15,848 |
| North Carolina | 41 | 2,173 | $15,559 | $13,556–$16,364 |
| Virginia | 34 | 1,195 | $15,613 | $13,882–$15,834 |
| Colorado | 17 | 525 | $15,835 | $14,730–$18,641 |
| New Hampshire | 8 | 279 | $16,134 | $14,902–$18,577 |
| Michigan | 37 | 1,129 | $16,186 | $15,495–$16,931 |
| Illinois | 45 | 2,287 | $16,408 | $14,382–$17,105 |
| Georgia | 27 | 596 | $16,511 | $14,885–$17,557 |
| Minnesota | 20 | 875 | $16,573 | $14,734–$16,840 |
| Rhode Island | 3 | 230 | $16,805 | $14,916–$16,300 |
| Delaware | 1 | 77 | $16,994 | $16,994–$16,994 |
| Utah | 14 | 490 | $17,031 | $14,140–$16,633 |
| New Jersey | 26 | 1,178 | $17,455 | $15,951–$18,339 |
| Washington | 26 | 847 | $17,692 | $16,007–$18,066 |
| Massachusetts | 39 | 3,696 | $17,888 | $15,963–$20,454 |
| Maine | 3 | 65 | $18,052 | $16,627–$18,917 |
| New Mexico | 6 | 220 | $18,266 | $13,293–$16,866 |
| Nevada | 9 | 301 | $18,716 | $17,683–$19,302 |
| Oregon | 13 | 389 | $18,925 | $17,407–$20,120 |
| Connecticut | 12 | 655 | $19,326 | $17,542–$19,617 |
| District of Columbia | 4 | 132 | $19,492 | $19,677–$22,676 |
| Hawaii | 2 | 114 | $20,777 | $20,229–$21,135 |
| California | 119 | 6,875 | $21,622 | $18,851–$21,981 |
| Alaska | 3 | 245 | $22,368 | $21,985–$28,516 |
| Wyoming | 5 | 119 | $22,397 | $20,799–$24,183 |
| New York | 56 | 6,517 | $23,235 | $17,402–$23,354 |
| Maryland | 25 | 911 | $25,079 | $24,194–$31,274 |
About these numbers
Average payment is what Medicare paid plus the patient’s deductible and coinsurance (and any other insurer), averaged over the hospital’s Medicare cases. It covers the hospital’s part of the care; doctors bill separately. Billed charges are the hospital’s list prices, which few patients pay.
Medicare sets its payments by formula, adjusting for local wages, teaching programs, the share of low-income patients and unusually costly cases. Those adjustments drive most differences between hospitals, so a lower payment doesn’t mean better or worse care, and Medicare patients’ own costs usually vary much less than the totals. Private insurance pays different, usually higher, prices.
Source: CMS Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service (Medicare fee-for-service claims). CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 stays. More in the glossary.