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 Washington
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 26 hospitals
- $17,692
- Median hospital
- $16,921
- Lowest to highest
- $14,925–$20,142
- Medicare stays
- 847
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | 21 | $14,925 | 14% below the national average | $13,371 | $68,151 |
| St Anthony Hospital | 15 | $15,283 | 12% below the national average | $13,651 | $133,031 |
| Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital | 12 | $15,644 | About average | $14,006 | $94,165 |
| Evergreenhealth Medical Center | 49 | $15,644 | About average | $13,482 | $73,497 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | 12 | $15,690 | About average | $14,176 | $45,379 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | 23 | $15,766 | About average | $14,418 | $129,908 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | 26 | $15,931 | About average | $14,426 | $84,552 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | 51 | $16,235 | About average | $13,455 | $82,167 |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center | 16 | $16,430 | About average | $14,798 | $113,439 |
| Grays Harbor Community Hospital | 37 | $16,471 | About average | $14,883 | $135,809 |
| Island Hospital | 12 | $16,549 | About average | $15,053 | $56,080 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Childrens Hospital | 17 | $16,771 | About average | $14,544 | $86,532 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | 18 | $16,785 | About average | $13,076 | $104,855 |
| Confluence Health Hospital | 37 | $17,057 | About average | $13,327 | $76,229 |
| Trios Health | 11 | $17,198 | About average | $14,990 | $95,118 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | 11 | $17,292 | About average | $15,515 | $80,452 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | 30 | $17,373 | About average | $14,283 | $109,952 |
| St Clare Hospital | 14 | $17,946 | About average | $13,118 | $116,850 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | 32 | $17,960 | About average | $14,765 | $90,664 |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Cente | 121 | $18,101 | About average | $14,059 | $80,384 |
| St Michael Medical Center | 56 | $18,563 | About average | $14,660 | $116,050 |
| Multicare Valley Hospital | 12 | $18,820 | About average | $11,383 | $102,743 |
| Swedish Medical Center | 64 | $19,481 | 12% above the national average | $16,072 | $112,814 |
| University Of Washington Medical Center | 50 | $19,591 | 13% above the national average | $16,513 | $78,556 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | 51 | $19,806 | 14% above the national average | $15,184 | $65,009 |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center | 49 | $20,142 | 16% above the national average | $13,871 | $79,306 |
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.