Gainesville, FL 32610 · CMS Certification Number 100113. 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 | $19,702 | $105,264 | 5.3× | $11,156 |
| Shoulder replacement | $24,186 | $102,984 | 4.3× | $16,637 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $22,646 | $109,167 | 4.8× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 3.7% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 7.6%. Overall Care Compare rating: 5 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 1054 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Uf Health Shands Hospital an average of $19,702 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 37 stays) and $11,156 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 169 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $105,264, 5.3× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. North Florida Surgical Pavilion, an orthopedic surgery center 3.2 mi away, is paid about $8,416 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $11,286 less than an inpatient stay at Uf Health Shands Hospital. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Uf Health Shands Hospital more than 95% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.