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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center: what a joint replacement costs

Camp Hill, PA 17011 · CMS Certification Number 390004. 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.

Surgery center nearby
$8,816
West Shore Surgery Center, 5.4 mi
Outpatient here
$11,627
Medicare allowed amount, 188 cases, APC 5115
Inpatient here
$13,124
Avg total payment (incl. patient share), 17 Medicare stays, MS-DRG 470

Medicare prices at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

OperationInpatient avg total payment
Medicare + patient share
List priceList ÷ totalOutpatient Medicare allowed
Hip or knee replacement$13,124$122,4409.3×$11,627
Shoulder replacement———$16,837
Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522)$14,551$103,0707.1×—

Commercial negotiated rates (beta)

MS-DRG 470Median across insurers× Medicare total paymentLowest–highest insurerInsurers
Hip or knee replacement$36,3582.8×$29,025–$40,5554
InsurerMedian negotiated, MS-DRG 470× Medicare total paymentPlans
UnitedHealthcare$40,5553.1×1
Cigna$37,6712.9×1
Aetna$35,0442.7×1
Highmark BCBS$29,0252.2×1

From the hospital's price-transparency file (2026-03-27); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.

From the hospital's price-transparency file (2026-03-27); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.

Quality

Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4.2% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.2%. Overall Care Compare rating: 3 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 240 beds

Pennsylvania has no certificate-of-need law.

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Questions

How much does Medicare pay Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center for a knee or hip replacement?

In 2024 the average total payment to Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center for an inpatient hip or knee replacement stay was $13,124 (MS-DRG 470, 17 Medicare stays; Medicare's payment plus the patient's deductible and coinsurance), and the Medicare allowed amount averaged $11,627 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 188 cases).

What is Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center's list price for a joint replacement?

The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $122,440, 9.3× the average total payment for a Medicare stay. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.

Is a knee replacement cheaper at a surgery center near Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center?

Yes for Medicare facility payments. West Shore Surgery Center, an orthopedic surgery center 5.4 mi away, is paid about $8,816 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $4,308 less than an inpatient stay at Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.

How does Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center compare with other Pennsylvania hospitals?

Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center's average total payment per Medicare stay is lower than 86% of the 64 Pennsylvania hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.

What do commercial insurers pay Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center for a hip or knee replacement?

From the hospital's own price-transparency file, commercial plans' negotiated rates for MS-DRG 470 have a median of $36,358 across 4 insurers, ranging from $29,025 to $40,555.