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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center: what a joint replacement costs

Vancouver, WA 98686 · CMS Certification Number 500150. 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
$10,168
The Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center at Salmon Creek, same ZIP
Outpatient here
$13,551
207 Medicare cases, APC 5115
Inpatient here
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Under 11 stays

Medicare prices at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center

OperationInpatient paidList priceList ÷ paidOutpatient allowed
Hip or knee replacement———$13,551
Shoulder replacement———$19,507
Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522)$18,826$55,9703.0×—

Quality

Complications after hip or knee replacement: 3.8% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.4%. Overall Care Compare rating: 4 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 220 beds

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Questions

How much does Medicare pay Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center for a knee or hip replacement?

Medicare allowed an average of $13,551 per outpatient hip or knee replacement case (APC 5115, 207 cases) in 2024. Inpatient stays were too few to report.

Is a knee replacement cheaper at a surgery center near Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center?

Yes for Medicare facility payments. The Vancouver Clinic Surgery Center at Salmon Creek, an orthopedic surgery center same ZIP away, is paid about $10,168 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447). Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.