Cleveland, TN 37311 · CMS Certification Number 440185. 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 | $13,047 | $215,831 | 16.5× | $11,203 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $15,850 |
| Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522) | $14,490 | $187,526 | 12.9× | — |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 6.6% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6.1%. Overall Care Compare rating: 2 of 5 stars. For-profit · Acute · 351 beds
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In 2024 Medicare paid Bradley Medical Center an average of $13,047 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 19 stays) and $11,203 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 95 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $215,831, 16.5× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. The Surgery Center of Cleveland, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $7,982 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $5,065 less than an inpatient stay at Bradley Medical Center. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Bradley Medical Center less than 76% of the 29 Tennessee hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.