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How much does a shoulder replacement cost?

Total or reverse shoulder replacement. The full Price Atlas covers this hospital by hospital. What Medicare pays in each setting, in every state, and where it costs less.

Surgery center
$15,212
Medicare 2026, national
Hospital outpatient
$19,214
Medicare 2026, national
Hospital stay
$21,471
Medicare 2026, national

Total or reverse shoulder replacement. The full Price Atlas covers this hospital by hospital.

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By state

StateSurgery centerHospital outpatientHospital stay
Alabama$13,281–$14,266$16,294–$17,816$18,056–$19,850
Alaska$16,535$21,083$23,710
Arizona$15,693$19,976$22,425
Arkansas$13,819–$14,478$17,133–$18,151$19,049–$20,247
California$18,200–$20,513$23,838–$27,294$27,192–$31,391
Colorado$15,593–$15,726$19,801–$20,006$22,198–$22,453
Connecticut$17,301$22,399$25,395
Delaware$15,562–$16,257$19,763–$20,838$22,156–$23,488
District of Columbia$14,857–$17,157$18,593–$22,146$20,719–$25,071
Florida$15,523–$15,709$19,665–$19,851$22,017–$22,204
Georgia$13,544–$15,393$16,647–$19,505$18,455–$21,836
Hawaii$17,022$22,012$24,937
Idaho$14,718–$14,973$18,511–$18,905$20,666–$21,127
Illinois$15,823–$15,975$20,134–$20,286$22,602–$22,753
Indiana$15,518–$15,879$19,745–$20,303$22,155–$22,847
Iowa$14,403–$15,107$18,032–$19,119$20,105–$21,383
Kansas$13,941–$14,248$17,312–$17,787$19,256–$19,815
Kentucky$14,205–$14,697$17,692–$18,451$19,694–$20,587
Louisiana$13,838–$14,266$17,121–$17,782$19,021–$19,799
Maine$14,692–$15,165$18,459–$19,172$20,600–$21,433
Maryland$14,266–$15,701$17,753–$19,970$19,755–$22,409
Massachusetts$17,223–$17,316$22,319–$22,411$25,314–$25,407
Michigan$14,906–$15,053$18,752–$18,922$20,932–$21,114
Minnesota$15,240–$15,817$19,307–$20,198$21,608–$22,713
Mississippi$13,304–$14,034$16,319–$17,447$18,082–$19,413
Missouri$14,921–$14,964$18,799–$18,842$20,995–$21,038
Montana$15,212$19,214$21,470
Nebraska$15,278$19,383$21,711
Nevada$15,571$19,782$22,182
New Hampshire$15,735$20,022$22,473
New Jersey$16,468–$17,225$21,110–$22,256$23,801–$25,208
New Mexico$14,846–$15,339$18,651–$19,415$20,812–$21,722
New York$17,719–$18,036$23,123–$23,440$26,322–$26,640
North Carolina$14,383–$15,027$17,978–$18,972$20,034–$21,201
North Dakota$15,125$19,127$21,384
Ohio$14,318–$14,842$17,852–$18,662$19,878–$20,830
Oklahoma$14,453–$14,531$18,085–$18,204$20,159–$20,299
Oregon$16,187–$17,356$20,745–$22,551$23,379–$25,613
Pennsylvania$14,628–$15,618$18,335–$19,865$20,447–$22,289
Rhode Island$16,389$21,026$23,715
South Carolina$14,118–$14,626$17,553–$18,338$19,530–$20,452
South Dakota$15,115$19,117$21,374
Tennessee$13,807–$14,651$17,101–$18,405$19,007–$20,540
Texas$14,969–$15,075$18,865–$18,971$21,070–$21,177
Utah$15,067$19,013$21,242
Vermont$14,807–$15,226$18,629–$19,277$20,798–$21,568
Virginia$14,640–$15,309$18,358–$19,390$20,475–$21,702
Washington$16,261–$16,904$20,837–$21,769$23,483–$24,627
West Virginia$14,510–$15,365$18,126–$19,447$20,192–$21,758
Wisconsin$14,522–$15,384$18,212–$19,545$20,316–$21,911
Wyoming$15,174$19,176$21,433

Questions

How much does a shoulder replacement cost?

Medicare's 2026 national price for a shoulder replacement is $15,212 at surgery center; $19,214 at hospital outpatient; $21,471 at hospital stay. Prices vary by area; private insurance usually pays more.

Where is a shoulder replacement cheapest?

Usually at surgery center ($15,212) rather than hospital stay ($21,471), about $6,259 less for the same service at Medicare's national rates.

Is this what I will pay?

These are Medicare's payment rates, a public benchmark for a fair price. What you pay depends on your insurance, deductible and the provider. Ask for a written estimate before you book; if you are uninsured or paying yourself, you are entitled to a Good Faith Estimate.