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What Medicare pays Virginia hospitals and surgery centers for knee, hip and shoulder replacement, what hospitals list, and which cost the most and the least.
Virginia requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers.
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Lowest average total payment per stay
| Hospital | City | Inpatient avg total payment | List price | Outpatient allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside Walter Reed Hospital | Gloucester | $12,729 | $41,246 | $11,318 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach | $13,000 | $67,784 | $11,343 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk | $13,089 | $61,180 | $11,067 |
| Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News | $13,161 | $87,028 | $11,199 |
| Fauquier Hospital | Warrenton | $13,482 | $113,941 | $12,237 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville | $13,484 | $41,178 | $11,196 |
| Cjw Medical Center | Richmond | $13,531 | $312,023 | $11,256 |
| Chesapeake General Hospital | Chesapeake | $13,635 | $65,126 | $11,198 |
| Henrico Doctors' Hospital | Richmond | $13,850 | $308,171 | $11,330 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk | $13,976 | $54,979 | $11,313 |
Highest average total payment per stay
| Hospital | City | Inpatient avg total payment | List price | Outpatient allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uva Health Sciences Center | Charlottesville | $24,333 | $67,781 | $8,957 |
| Medical College of Virginia Hospitals | Richmond | $20,543 | $86,175 | $11,161 |
| Augusta Health | Fishersville | $17,894 | $89,738 | $12,558 |
| Warren Memorial Hospital | Front Royal | $17,389 | $46,004 | $12,060 |
| Lewisgale Medical Center | Salem | $16,652 | $196,582 | $11,117 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg | $16,577 | $52,734 | $11,232 |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery | Blacksburg | $16,184 | $236,696 | $11,251 |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center | Dulles | $15,958 | $114,985 | $12,044 |
| Sentara Rmh Medical Center | Harrisonburg | $15,874 | $45,221 | $12,581 |
| Winchester Medical Center | Winchester | $15,714 | $38,953 | $12,584 |
Every Virginia hospital (55)
- Augusta Health Fishersville
- Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News
- Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville
- Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin
- Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian
- Bon Secours St Marys Hospital Richmond
- Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke
- Centra Health, Inc Lynchburg
- Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake
- Cjw Medical Center Richmond
- Clinch Valley Medical Center Richlands
- Community Memorial Hospital South Hill
- Fauquier Hospital Warrenton
- Henrico Doctors' Hospital Richmond
- Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria
- Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax
- Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church
- Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg
- Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria
- Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon
- Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor
- Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Blacksburg
- Lewisgale Medical Center Salem
- Mary Washington Hospital, Inc Fredericksburg
- Medical College of Virginia Hospitals Richmond
- Reston Hospital Center Reston
- Riverside Doctors' Hospital of Williamsburg Williamsburg
- Riverside Regional Medical Center Newport News
- Riverside Walter Reed Hospital Gloucester
- Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton
- Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston
- Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville
- Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk
- Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge
- Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk
- Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach
- Sentara Rmh Medical Center Harrisonburg
- Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach
- Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center Williamsburg
- Smyth County Community Hospital Marion
- Sovah Health Danville Danville
- Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg
- Stafford Hospital, LLC Stafford
- Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles
- Tricities Hospital Hopewell
- Twin County Regional Hospital Galax
- Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center Culpeper
- Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center Haymarket
- Uva Health Sciences Center Charlottesville
- Virginia Hospital Center Arlington
- Warren Memorial Hospital Front Royal
- Winchester Medical Center Winchester
Orthopedic surgery centers (38)
- Blue Ridge Surgery Center Salem · $8,331
- Bon Secours Surgery Center at Harbourview, LLC Suffolk · $8,466
- Careplex Orthopaedic Ambulatory Surgical Ctr Hampton · $8,466
- Carilion Surgery Center New River Valley, LLC Christiansburg · $8,400
- Chippenham Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Richmond · $8,665
- Coastal Virginia Surgery Center Newport News · $8,466
- Fairfax Surgical Center Fairfax · $9,158
- Franconia-Springfield Surgery Center Alexandria · $9,158
- Fredericksburg Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Fredericksburg · $9,158
- Haymarket Surgery Center, LLC Haymarket · $9,158
- Inova Loudoun Ambulatory Surgery Center Leesburg · $9,158
- Kaiser Permanente Tysons Corner Medical Center ASC Mc Lean · $9,158
- Lake Ridge Ambulatory Surgery Center, LLC Woodbridge · $9,158
- Leigh Orthopedic Surgery Center Norfolk · $8,466
- Mary Immaculate Ambulatory Surgery Center Newport News · $8,466
- McLean Ambulatory Surgery Mc Lean · $9,158
- Monticello Community Surgery Center, LLC Charlottesville · $8,552
- Northern Virginia Surgery Center, LLC Fairfax · $9,158
- Pediatric Specialists of Virginia Amb Surgery Ctr Fairfax · $9,158
- Physician's Surgery Center of Tidewater, LLC Virginia Beach · $8,466
- Prince William Ambulatory Surgery Center Manassas · $9,158
- Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Center Virginia Beach · $8,466
- Reston Surgery Center, L.P. Reston · $9,158
- Riverside Doctors' Surgery Center Williamsburg · $8,466
- Roanoke Ambulatory Surgery Center Roanoke · $8,331
- Saint Mary's Ambulatory Surgery Center Richmond · $8,665
- Sentara Martha Jefferson Outpatient Surgery Center Charlottesville · $8,552
- Sentara Obici Ambulatory Surgery, LLC Suffolk · $8,466
- Soaring Surgery Center Charlottesville · $8,552
- Stony Point Surgery Center, LLC Richmond · $8,665
- Surgery Center of Lynchburg Lynchburg · $8,117
- Surgi-Center of Central Virginia Fredericksburg · $9,158
- Surgical Suites of Coastal Virginia Williamsburg · $8,466
- The Surgery Center of Chesapeake, LLC Chesapeake · $8,466
- Valley Health Ambulatory Surgery Center Winchester · $8,477
- Vcu Health Ambulatory Surgery Center LLC Richmond · $8,665
- Virginia Beach Ambulatory Surgery Center Virginia Beach · $8,466
- West Creek Surgery Center Richmond · $8,665
Questions
How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Virginia?
In 2024 the median average total payment to Virginia hospitals was $14,955 per Medicare inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 34 hospitals; Medicare's payment plus the patient's share), and the median Medicare allowed amount was $11,467 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,552 for a knee.
Which Virginia hospitals have the lowest Medicare payment for a joint replacement?
Riverside Walter Reed Hospital ($12,729), Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital ($13,000), Sentara Obici Hospital ($13,089) (average total payment per inpatient stay, patient share included).
What do Virginia hospitals list for a joint replacement?
The median list (chargemaster) price is $67,783, about 4.5× the median average total payment for a Medicare stay.
Does Virginia have a certificate-of-need law?
Virginia requires a certificate of need for new surgery centers. A Certificate of Public Need is required to establish a medical care facility, including outpatient surgical hospitals and ASCs.