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New York: one knee, three prices

What Medicare pays New York hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.

Surgery center
$10,559
Median Medicare knee rate, 79 orthopedic surgery centers
Hospital, same day
$14,032
Median Medicare allowed amount
Hospital, overnight
$19,185
Median avg total payment (incl. patient share), 56 hospitals

New York requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.

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Lowest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
St Anthony Community HospitalWarwick$15,844$156,930$14,339
St Joseph HospitalBethpage$15,882$98,934$14,579
Putnam Hospital CenterCarmel$16,007$70,506$13,890
St Peter's HospitalAlbany$16,143$50,932$13,638
Glens Falls HospitalGlens Falls$16,155$57,915$13,804
White Plains Hospital CenterWhite Plains$16,514$98,654$14,641
Nyack HospitalNyack$16,710$80,133$14,882
Saratoga HospitalSaratoga Springs$16,797$51,392$13,854
Good Samaritan Hospital of SuffernSuffern$16,901$145,401$14,948
Columbia Memorial HospitalHudson$16,953$33,727$13,785

Highest average total payment per stay

HospitalCityInpatient avg total paymentList priceOutpatient allowed
Montefiore Medical CenterBronx$31,015$121,570$14,435
South Shore University HospitalBay Shore$28,653$78,826$12,760
Brooklyn Hospital Center - Downtown CampusBrooklyn$27,728$102,835—
Mount Sinai HospitalNew York$27,622$70,474$14,891
Lenox Hill HospitalNew York$26,238$99,541$14,530
North Shore University HospitalManhasset$26,043$94,640$14,004
Hospital for Special SurgeryNew York$25,507$120,505$14,605
Nyu Langone HospitalsNew York$25,403$224,069$14,679
New York-Presbyterian HospitalNew York$24,852$98,544$14,903
Mount Sinai WestNew York$24,680$74,061$14,289

Every New York hospital (93)

Orthopedic surgery centers (79)

Questions

How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in New York?

In 2024 the median average total payment to New York hospitals was $19,185 per Medicare inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 56 hospitals; Medicare's payment plus the patient's share), and the median Medicare allowed amount was $14,032 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $10,559 for a knee.

Which New York hospitals have the lowest Medicare payment for a joint replacement?

St Anthony Community Hospital ($15,844), St Joseph Hospital ($15,882), Putnam Hospital Center ($16,007) (average total payment per inpatient stay, patient share included).

What do New York hospitals list for a joint replacement?

The median list (chargemaster) price is $74,152, about 3.9× the median average total payment for a Medicare stay.

Does New York have a certificate-of-need law?

New York requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. Article 28 CON approval from the Department of Health and PHHPC is required to establish an ambulatory surgery center.