Kingwood, TX 77339 · CMS Certification Number 670005. 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 | $12,430 | $37,846 | 3.0× | $12,187 |
| Shoulder replacement | — | — | — | $17,243 |
Complications after hip or knee replacement: 4% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 5.7%. For-profit · Acute · 10 beds
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In 2024 Medicare paid Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood an average of $12,430 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 34 stays) and $12,187 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 76 cases).
The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $37,846, 3.0× what Medicare paid. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.
Yes for Medicare facility payments. Northwest Surgery Center Ltd, an orthopedic surgery center 13.3 mi away, is paid about $9,060 by Medicare for a knee replacement (CPT 27447), $3,370 less than an inpatient stay at Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood. Not every patient is a surgery-center candidate.
Medicare paid Memorial Hermann Surgical Hospital Kingwood less than 94% of the 77 Texas hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.