Pompano Beach, FL 33064 · CMS Certification Number 100086. 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 | $16,138 | $60,482 | 3.7× | $11,639 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | — |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $17,784 | $77,102 | 4.3× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 5% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.5%. Overall Care Compare rating: 3 of 5 stars. Government · Acute · 409 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Broward Health North an average of $16,138 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 26 stays) and $11,639 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 276 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $60,482, 3.7× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Lighthouse Point Ambulatory and Surgery Center , an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,913 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $7,225 less than an inpatient stay at Broward Health North. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Broward Health North more than 67% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.