Delray Beach, FL 33484 · CMS Certification Number 100258. 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 | $12,075 | $212,531 | 17.6× | $11,708 |
| Shoulder replacement | $14,980 | $384,312 | 25.7× | $14,563 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $13,392 | $213,563 | 15.9× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 6.1% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6.9%. Overall Care Compare rating: 1 of 5 stars. For-profit · Acute · 536 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Delray Medical Center an average of $12,075 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 22 stays) and $11,708 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 52 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $212,531, 17.6× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Outpatient Center of Delray, the, an orthopedic surgery center 1.6 mi away, is paid about $8,612 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $3,463 less than an inpatient stay at Delray Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Delray Medical Center less than 99% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.