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Joint replacement prices, state by state

Medicare 2024 medians for every state. Pick one for every hospital and surgery center in it.

StateSurgery center (knee)OutpatientInpatientList priceHospitalsOrtho ASCs
Alabama$7,936$10,723$14,192$98,8372425
Alaska$9,768$14,334$26,024$98,67638
Arizona$8,972$12,757$14,650$117,4972964
Arkansas$8,220$11,170$13,219$53,4831017
California$10,558$16,148$20,302$121,434119336
Colorado$8,995$12,485$15,258$109,7901758
Connecticut$9,655$14,655$19,133$65,0211225
Delaware$9,288$13,121$16,994$58,52119
District of Columbia$9,158$13,400$21,877$103,53541
Florida$8,501$11,843$15,159$140,47088189
Georgia$9,077$11,748$15,382$108,1392770
Hawaii$9,736$15,108$20,682$64,28429
Idaho$8,634$11,828$15,269$72,763713
Illinois$9,238$12,331$15,104$79,2684581
Indiana$8,775$11,804$14,441$83,1313465
Iowa$8,447$11,283$13,249$51,9611517
Kansas$8,659$11,329$14,458$63,0172120
Kentucky$8,524$11,173$14,274$74,6511415
Louisiana$8,217$10,930$13,363$79,9541029
Maine$8,975$12,042$18,640$72,16633
Maryland$8,953—$26,027$29,8602563
Massachusetts$9,266$13,959$16,911$40,8033913
Michigan$8,578$11,577$16,099$61,4433761
Minnesota$9,341$12,474$15,610$51,9622036
Mississippi$7,665$10,747$13,195$56,4621419
Missouri$8,800$11,480$14,232$60,0183231
Montana$8,267$12,278$14,153$56,447614
Nebraska$8,849$11,789$14,230$66,3531116
Nevada$9,670$13,741$18,276$185,562935
New Hampshire$9,012$12,510$15,393$69,614816
New Jersey$9,631$13,754$17,025$82,16726111
New Mexico$8,600$11,360$15,008$100,34365
New York$10,559$14,032$19,185$74,1525679
North Carolina$8,762$11,546$14,527$75,2334144
North Dakota$8,416$12,313$15,693$50,99635
Ohio$8,388$11,186$14,679$61,2704258
Oklahoma$8,389$11,162$13,755$73,2772610
Oregon$9,748$13,662$19,625$62,5451337
Pennsylvania$8,802$12,031$14,469$73,5726461
Rhode Island$9,054$13,335$14,973$32,21032
South Carolina$8,399$11,207$13,748$91,6301926
South Dakota$8,196$12,322$15,073$60,90492
Tennessee$8,234$10,981$13,790$78,6562954
Texas$8,879$11,622$14,495$88,64977191
Utah$8,650$11,645$15,459$68,0251429
Vermont—$6,522$9,520$43,98330
Virginia$8,552$11,467$14,955$67,7833438
Washington$9,864$13,285$16,921$88,5982643
West Virginia$8,169$10,884$14,061$62,937102
Wisconsin$8,881$11,897$14,377$69,3712031
Wyoming$8,832$13,194$22,542$51,25759

Questions

How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement?

Nationally in 2024, Medicare's surgery-center rate for a total knee (CPT 27447) was $9,048 before local wage adjustment; the hospital outpatient rate was $11,940; and hospitals were paid a median $15,666 per inpatient stay (MS-DRG 470).

How much of a joint replacement payment is the implant?

CMS counts 47% of the outpatient knee payment, 50% of the hip and 61% of the shoulder as the implant (device offset).

Why do hospitals charge more than surgery centers?

Medicare pays each setting under a different fee schedule. Inpatient payments bundle the overnight stay and are adjusted for teaching, safety-net and wage costs; surgery-center rates are lower by design. The implant is priced the same.