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: $14,28983% of the payment
Average billed charge: $92,976
Hospitals reporting: 1,21259,121 stays

Hospitals in Georgia

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Average payment across these 27 hospitals: $16,511National $17,318 · Georgia $16,511
Median hospital: $15,382
Lowest to highest: $12,626–$25,338
Medicare stays: 596

27 hospitals reported at least 11 Medicare stays for this in 2024. Download as CSV

Medicare payments per case for Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC by hospital, 2024
Hospital	Cases	Average payment	vs national average	Medicare paid	Billed charge
St Joseph's Hospital - SavannahSavannah, GA · CCN 110043	30	$12,626	27% below the national average	$10,104	$69,080
East Georgia Regional Medical CenterStatesboro, GA · CCN 110075	13	$13,213	24% below the national average	$11,581	$134,853
Union General HospitalBlairsville, GA · CCN 110051	21	$13,488	22% below the national average	$11,856	$44,410
Emory Houston Hospital Warner RobinsWarner Robins, GA · CCN 110069	49	$13,960	19% below the national average	$12,155	$49,894
Piedmont Fayette HospitalFayetteville, GA · CCN 110215	21	$14,477	16% below the national average	$12,845	$122,606
AdventHealth RedmondRome, GA · CCN 110168	19	$14,727	15% below the national average	$12,840	$155,003
Northside Hospital DuluthDuluth, GA · CCN 110252	12	$14,878	14% below the national average	$13,521	$124,703
Tift Regional Medical CenterTifton, GA · CCN 110095	14	$14,891	14% below the national average	$13,376	$75,664
Northside Hospital CherokeeCanton, GA · CCN 110008	36	$14,958	14% below the national average	$13,552	$114,460
Piedmont Henry HospitalStockbridge, GA · CCN 110191	11	$14,965	14% below the national average	$13,926	$108,139
Colquitt Regional Medical CenterMoultrie, GA · CCN 110105	11	$14,998	13% below the national average	$13,156	$57,436
Piedmont Newton HospitalCovington, GA · CCN 110018	12	$15,001	13% below the national average	$13,505	$135,915
Savannah Health Services LLC Dba Memorial Health University Medical CenterSavannah, GA · CCN 110036	11	$15,294	12% below the national average	$13,077	$123,585
Emory Johns Creek HospitalJohns Creek, GA · CCN 110230	11	$15,382	11% below the national average	$10,369	$57,687
St Mary's HospitalAthens, GA · CCN 110006	42	$16,083	About average	$13,797	$69,798
Piedmont Newnan Hospital, IncNewnan, GA · CCN 110229	17	$16,471	About average	$12,208	$123,139
Atrium Health Floyd Medical CenterRome, GA · CCN 110054	15	$16,951	About average	$15,108	$155,923
Northeast Georgia Medical Center, IncGainesville, GA · CCN 110029	11	$17,015	About average	$14,889	$152,086
Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick CampusBrunswick, GA · CCN 110025	34	$17,252	About average	$15,716	$52,560
Atrium Health Navicent The Medical CenterMacon, GA · CCN 110107	31	$17,335	About average	$14,072	$86,280
Northside Hospital ForsythCumming, GA · CCN 110005	35	$17,779	About average	$11,622	$139,977
Piedmont Hospital, IncAtlanta, GA · CCN 110083	19	$17,811	About average	$10,716	$110,530
Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalAlbany, GA · CCN 110007	14	$18,146	About average	$16,302	$89,978
Northside HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110161	55	$18,429	About average	$16,797	$122,056
Emory University Hospital MidtownAtlanta, GA · CCN 110078	13	$20,307	17% above the national average	$12,726	$66,520
Wellstar Kennestone Regional Medical CenterMarietta, GA · CCN 110035	14	$22,821	32% above the national average	$15,093	$105,693
Emory University HospitalAtlanta, GA · CCN 110010	25	$25,338	46% above the national average	$19,574	$70,957

National trend

Average payment and billed charge per stay, and how many Medicare stays were reported each year.

Average payment
Average billed charge

2020: 203,480 stays at 2,306 hospitals · 2021: 110,827 stays at 1,533 hospitals · 2022: 84,253 stays at 1,371 hospitals · 2023: 71,939 stays at 1,311 hospitals · 2024: 59,121 stays at 1,212 hospitals

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National average payment and billed charge for Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC
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.

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Average payment by state for Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without MCC, 2024
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.