Melbourne, FL 32940 · CMS Certification Number 100315. 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 | $12,717 | $104,280 | 8.2× | $11,906 |
| Shoulder replacement | $16,926 | $167,198 | 9.9× | $16,845 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $13,886 | $113,540 | 8.2× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.3% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.7%. Overall Care Compare rating: 5 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 84 beds
Florida has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Viera Hospital an average of $12,717 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 37 stays) and $11,906 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 193 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $104,280, 8.2× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Surgery Center of Viera, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,450 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $4,267 less than an inpatient stay at Viera Hospital. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Viera Hospital less than 89% of the 88 Florida hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.