Lincolnton, NC 28092 · CMS Certification Number 340145. 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 avg total payment Medicare + patient share | List price | List ÷ total | Outpatient Medicare allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | — | — | — | $11,811 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | — |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $19,136 | $92,616 | 4.8× | — |
| MS-DRG 470 | Median across insurers | × Medicare total payment | Lowest–highest insurer | Insurers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | $26,750 | — | — | 1 |
| Insurer | Median negotiated, MS-DRG 470 | × Medicare total payment | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| OrthoCarolina | $26,750 | — | 1 |
From the hospital's price-transparency file (2025-12-01); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.
From the hospital's price-transparency file (2025-12-01); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.
Overall Care Compare rating: 3 of 5 stars. Government · Acute · 110 beds
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The Medicare allowed amount averaged $11,811 per outpatient hip or knee replacement case (APC 5115, 25 cases) in 2024. Inpatient stays were too few to report.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Caromont Speciality Surgery, an orthopedic surgery center 16.4 mi away, is paid about $8,806 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447). Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
From the hospital's own price-transparency file, commercial plans' negotiated rates for MS-DRG 470 have a median of $26,750 across 1 insurer.