Colorado Springs, CO 80918 · CMS Certification Number 060130. 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 | $14,730 | $103,766 | 7.0× | $12,438 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $17,701 |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.5% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.4%. Nonprofit · Acute · 22 beds
Colorado has no certificate-of-need law.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Uchealth Grandview Hospital an average of $14,730 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 14 stays) and $12,438 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 302 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $103,766, 7.0× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Surgical Center of the Rockies, an orthopedic surgery center 3.2 mi away, is paid about $8,835 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $5,895 less than an inpatient stay at Uchealth Grandview Hospital. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Uchealth Grandview Hospital less than 71% of the 17 Colorado hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.