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

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Average payment across these 39 hospitals: $17,888National $17,318 · Massachusetts $17,888
Median hospital: $16,911
Lowest to highest: $15,138–$29,796
Medicare stays: 3,696

39 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
Falmouth HospitalFalmouth, MA · CCN 220135	35	$15,138	13% below the national average	$13,599	$42,242
Emerson Hospital -W Concord, MA · CCN 220084	11	$15,191	12% below the national average	$13,708	$38,269
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton, MA · CCN 220108	330	$15,289	12% below the national average	$13,672	$26,351
The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton, MA · CCN 220015	16	$15,385	11% below the national average	$13,957	$54,001
Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro, MA · CCN 220008	29	$15,538	10% below the national average	$14,075	$44,956
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport, MA · CCN 220029	80	$15,691	About average	$13,726	$24,248
Heywood Hospital -Gardner, MA · CCN 220095	17	$15,702	About average	$14,070	$40,280
Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton, MA · CCN 220073	54	$15,756	About average	$13,927	$35,614
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth, MA · CCN 220060	157	$15,804	About average	$13,742	$40,803
Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton, MA · CCN 220111	46	$15,823	About average	$14,202	$46,654
Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke, MA · CCN 220024	15	$16,103	About average	$14,471	$38,895
Winchester HospitalWinchester, MA · CCN 220105	64	$16,109	About average	$12,764	$31,714
Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly, MA · CCN 220033	195	$16,152	About average	$13,492	$22,194
Saint Anne's HospitalFall River, MA · CCN 220020	184	$16,163	About average	$13,775	$46,028
Holy Family HospitalMethuen, MA · CCN 220080	14	$16,324	About average	$15,013	$35,690
Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford, MA · CCN 220090	23	$16,386	About average	$14,766	$28,685
New England Baptist HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220088	882	$16,418	About average	$14,141	$36,463
Nashoba Valley Medical CenterAyer, MA · CCN 220098	15	$16,553	About average	$12,340	$48,551
South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth, MA · CCN 220100	45	$16,692	About average	$12,674	$30,121
Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River, MA · CCN 220074	203	$16,911	About average	$14,087	$56,416
Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton, MA · CCN 220101	132	$17,517	About average	$14,610	$46,608
Lowell General HospitalLowell, MA · CCN 220063	20	$17,566	About average	$12,398	$32,973
Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence, MA · CCN 220010	15	$17,975	About average	$16,243	$41,371
North Shore Medical Center -Salem, MA · CCN 220035	67	$18,242	About average	$15,264	$48,737
Brigham And Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain, MA · CCN 220119	88	$19,074	10% above the national average	$15,458	$45,547
Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge, MA · CCN 220002	45	$19,315	12% above the national average	$17,368	$26,689
Cape Cod HospitalHyannis, MA · CCN 220012	29	$19,442	12% above the national average	$17,802	$40,148
Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield, MA · CCN 220046	56	$19,912	15% above the national average	$17,927	$50,823
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield, MA · CCN 220077	192	$20,083	16% above the national average	$17,424	$39,655
St Vincent HospitalWorcester, MA · CCN 220176	50	$20,826	20% above the national average	$17,881	$124,798
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington, MA · CCN 220171	79	$21,308	23% above the national average	$15,733	$32,856
Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton, MA · CCN 220036	27	$21,739	26% above the national average	$17,894	$47,804
UMass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester, MA · CCN 220163	73	$23,151	34% above the national average	$19,597	$89,894
Brigham And Women's HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220110	167	$23,665	37% above the national average	$18,670	$85,392
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220086	81	$23,807	37% above the national average	$19,886	$39,399
Massachusetts General HospitalBoston, MA · CCN 220071	97	$24,357	41% above the national average	$18,668	$82,926
Tufts Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220116	26	$24,723	43% above the national average	$18,419	$54,114
Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA · CCN 220011	21	$27,365	58% above the national average	$25,200	$20,965
Boston Medical CenterBoston, MA · CCN 220031	16	$29,796	72% above the national average	$24,402	$51,677

National trend

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

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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.