Phoenix, AZ 85085 · CMS Certification Number 030146. What Medicare pays this hospital for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what it lists, how it compares, and what a surgery center nearby is paid.
| Operation | Inpatient paid | List price | List ÷ paid | Outpatient allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | $13,993 | $131,817 | 9.4× | $12,726 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 4.8%. Overall Care Compare rating: 4 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 70 beds
Arizona has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center an average of $13,993 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 32 stays) and $12,726 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 322 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $131,817, 9.4× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Surgcenter Northern Phoenix , an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,972 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $5,021 less than an inpatient stay at Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center less than 72% of the 29 Arizona hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.