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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati: what a joint replacement costs

College Station, TX 77845 · CMS Certification Number 670088. 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
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No orthopedic surgery center within 25 miles
Outpatient here
$11,977
Medicare allowed amount, 201 cases, APC 5115
Inpatient here
$15,642
Avg total payment (incl. patient share), 19 Medicare stays, MS-DRG 470

Medicare prices at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati

OperationInpatient avg total payment
Medicare + patient share
List priceList ÷ totalOutpatient Medicare allowed
Hip or knee replacement$15,642$68,5264.4×$11,977
Shoulder replacement———$17,243
Hip replacement after a fracture (DRG 522)$15,508$72,2974.7×—

Commercial negotiated rates (beta)

MS-DRG 470Median across insurers× Medicare total paymentLowest–highest insurerInsurers
Hip or knee replacement$22,9261.5×$17,711–$36,22610
InsurerMedian negotiated, MS-DRG 470× Medicare total paymentPlans
HealthSmart (rental network)$37,7622.4×1
MultiPlan/PHCS (rental network)$37,5292.4×1
Aetna$36,2262.3×1
Humana$34,8822.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$34,7202.2×1
Mark Cuban$28,7291.8×1
Employers Health Network$24,5711.6×1
Baylor Scott & White Health Plan$21,2801.4×1
Imagine Health$20,5581.3×1
Cigna$19,1311.2×1
Sedgwick$19,1061.2×1
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor$17,7111.1×1

From the hospital's price-transparency file (2026-06-12); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.

From the hospital's price-transparency file (2026-06-12); commercial plans, dollar-amount contracts only.

Quality

Complications after hip or knee replacement: 3.7% (no different from the national rate). Readmissions: 6.1%. Overall Care Compare rating: 4 of 5 stars. Nonprofit · Acute · 146 beds

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Questions

How much does Medicare pay Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati for a knee or hip replacement?

In 2024 the average total payment to Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati for an inpatient hip or knee replacement stay was $15,642 (MS-DRG 470, 19 Medicare stays; Medicare's payment plus the patient's deductible and coinsurance), and the Medicare allowed amount averaged $11,977 per outpatient case (APC 5115, 201 cases).

What is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati's list price for a joint replacement?

The hospital's average list (chargemaster) price for an inpatient hip or knee replacement was $68,526, 4.4× the average total payment for a Medicare stay. Almost nobody pays the list price; it matters for uninsured bills and percent-of-charge contracts.

How does Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati compare with other Texas hospitals?

Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati's average total payment per Medicare stay is higher than 68% of the 77 Texas hospitals that report inpatient hip or knee replacement.

What do commercial insurers pay Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- College Stati 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 $22,926 across 10 insurers, ranging from $17,711 to $36,226.