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
Hospitals in Alabama
Narrow by a state, city or ZIP code (optionally a distance around it), and/or pick specific hospitals. With both, your picks are added to the area’s hospitals.
- Average payment across these 24 hospitals
- $14,555
- Median hospital
- $14,191
- Lowest to highest
- $11,868–$27,608
- Medicare stays
- 1,069
24 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV
| Hospital | Cases | Average payment | vs national average | Medicare paid | Billed charge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center | 12 | $11,868 | 31% below the national average | $10,372 | $137,178 |
| Springhill Medical Center | 14 | $12,448 | 28% below the national average | $10,933 | $34,718 |
| USA Health HCA Providence Hospital, LLC | 21 | $12,738 | 26% below the national average | $11,106 | $35,638 |
| Athens Limestone Hospital | 68 | $12,802 | 26% below the national average | $10,863 | $35,852 |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center | 19 | $13,017 | 25% below the national average | $8,916 | $219,127 |
| Medical Center Enterprise | 35 | $13,061 | 25% below the national average | $8,735 | $178,381 |
| North Alabama Medical Center | 19 | $13,112 | 24% below the national average | $11,291 | $75,607 |
| Flowers Hospital | 127 | $13,382 | 23% below the national average | $9,274 | $147,430 |
| Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center | 71 | $13,819 | 20% below the national average | $11,789 | $122,348 |
| Thomas Hospital | 39 | $14,077 | 19% below the national average | $12,182 | $54,497 |
| Princeton Baptist Medical Center | 17 | $14,080 | 19% below the national average | $10,729 | $176,455 |
| St Vincent's Birmingham | 23 | $14,133 | 18% below the national average | $9,478 | $57,897 |
| Shelby Baptist Medical Center | 16 | $14,250 | 18% below the national average | $9,564 | $164,325 |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center | 25 | $14,305 | 17% below the national average | $11,027 | $170,252 |
| Russell Medical Center | 16 | $14,321 | 17% below the national average | $12,893 | $27,519 |
| Mobile Infirmary Medical Center | 19 | $14,595 | 16% below the national average | $10,299 | $48,205 |
| Baptist Medical Center South | 32 | $14,717 | 15% below the national average | $11,999 | $44,749 |
| Huntsville Hospital | 90 | $14,861 | 14% below the national average | $11,414 | $106,849 |
| The East Alabama Healthcare Authority | 160 | $15,074 | 13% below the national average | $10,583 | $30,586 |
| Jack Hughston Memorial Hospital | 75 | $15,162 | 12% below the national average | $7,616 | $41,901 |
| Grandview Medical Center | 107 | $15,181 | 12% below the national average | $7,735 | $225,952 |
| Baldwin Health | 23 | $15,190 | 12% below the national average | $9,878 | $161,513 |
| Andalusia Health | 17 | $15,939 | About average | $10,323 | $93,978 |
| University Of Alabama Hospital | 24 | $27,608 | 59% above the national average | $11,012 | $103,696 |
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.