Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 · CMS Certification Number 100032. 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 | $19,503 | $154,503 | 7.9× | $11,708 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $16,845 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $18,437 | $180,359 | 9.8× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.6% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6.8%. Overall Care Compare rating: 2 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 416 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
Open the interactive price tagBuild a reportAll Florida hospitals
In 2024 Medicare paid Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital an average of $19,503 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 11 stays) and $11,708 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 104 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $154,503, 7.9× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Skyway Surgery Center LLC, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,501 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $11,002 less than an inpatient stay at Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital more than 93% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.