Stillwater, OK 74076 · CMS Certification Number 370049. 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 | $13,865 | $70,218 | 5.1× | $11,835 |
| Shoulder replacement | $18,100 | $69,480 | 3.8× | $17,159 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $15,371 | $75,657 | 4.9× | — |
| MS-DRG 470 | Median across insurers | × Medicare total payment | Lowest–highest insurer | Insurers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hip or knee replacement | $35,015 | 2.5× | $23,534–$39,209 | 3 |
| Insurer | Median negotiated, MS-DRG 470 | × Medicare total payment | Plans |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCBS OK | $39,209 | 2.8× | 1 |
| EBMS (Employee Benefit Management Services .) | $35,015 | 2.5× | 1 |
| Healthcare Highways (rental network) | $25,532 | 1.8× | 1 |
| HealthChoice | $23,534 | 1.7× | 1 |
From the hospital's price-transparency file (2025-12-31); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.
From the hospital's price-transparency file (2025-12-31); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.5% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6.7%. Overall Care Compare rating: 4 of 5 stars. Government · Acute · 130 beds
Oklahoma has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 the average total payment to Stillwater Medical Center for an inpatient hip or knee replacement stay was $13,865 (MS-DRG 470, 28 Medicare stays; Medicare's payment plus the patient's deductible and coinsurance), and the Medicare allowed amount averaged $11,835 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 239 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $70,218, 5.1× the average total payment for a Medicare stay. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Stillwater Medical Center's average total payment per Medicare stay is higher than 58% of the 26 Oklahoma hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.
From the hospital's own price-transparency file, commercial plans' negotiated rates for MS-DRG 470 have a median of $35,015 across 3 insurers, ranging from $23,534 to $39,209.