West Palm Beach, FL 33401 · CMS Certification Number 100287. 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 | $12,838 | $223,206 | 17.4× | $10,942 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $13,702 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $14,669 | $242,823 | 16.6× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.5% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6%. Overall Care Compare rating: 2 of 5 stars. For-profit · Acute · 333 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Good Samaritan Medical Center an average of $12,838 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 36 stays) and $10,942 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 501 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $223,206, 17.4× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Hss Palm Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center , an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,612 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $4,226 less than an inpatient stay at Good Samaritan Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Good Samaritan Medical Center less than 84% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.