Idaho Falls, ID 83404 · CMS Certification Number 130065. 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 | $13,353 | $42,919 | 3.2× | $11,775 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $16,735 |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.5% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.5%. Overall Care Compare rating: 3 of 5 stars. Physician-owned · Acute · 43 beds
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In 2024 Medicare paid Mountain View Hospital an average of $13,353 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 35 stays) and $11,775 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 383 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $42,919, 3.2× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Bonneville Surgery Center LLC, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $8,224 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $5,129 less than an inpatient stay at Mountain View Hospital. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Mountain View Hospital less than 86% of the 7 Idaho hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.