Portland, OR 97225 · CMS Certification Number 380004. 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 | $17,775 | $51,339 | 2.9× | $13,786 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $19,507 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $19,550 | $63,603 | 3.3× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.2% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.4%. Overall Care Compare rating: 4 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 523 beds
Oregon has a certificate-of-need program that does not cover surgery centers.
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In 2024 Medicare paid Providence St Vincent Medical Center an average of $17,775 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 38 stays) and $13,786 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 194 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $51,339, 2.9× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Center for Specialty Surgery, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $10,168 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $7,607 less than an inpatient stay at Providence St Vincent Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Providence St Vincent Medical Center less than 62% of the 13 Oregon hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.