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Wyoming: one knee, three prices

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

Surgery center
$8,832
Median Medicare knee rate, 9 orthopedic surgery centers
Hospital, same day
$13,194
Median outpatient allowed
Hospital, overnight
$22,542
Median inpatient paid, 5 hospitals

Wyoming has no certificate-of-need law.

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Lowest Medicare payment

HospitalCityInpatient paidList priceOutpatient
Wyoming Medical CenterCasper$17,489$85,368$13,194
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne$20,799$90,226$13,194
Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan$22,542$50,369$12,845
Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie$24,183$51,257$13,070
St Johns Medical CenterJackson$25,190$49,171$12,926

Highest Medicare payment

HospitalCityInpatient paidList priceOutpatient
St Johns Medical CenterJackson$25,190$49,171$12,926
Ivinson Memorial HospitalLaramie$24,183$51,257$13,070
Sheridan Memorial HospitalSheridan$22,542$50,369$12,845
Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne$20,799$90,226$13,194
Wyoming Medical CenterCasper$17,489$85,368$13,194

Every Wyoming hospital (10)

Orthopedic surgery centers (9)

Questions

How much does Medicare pay for a knee replacement in Wyoming?

In 2024 Medicare paid Wyoming hospitals a median $22,542 per inpatient hip or knee replacement stay (MS-DRG 470, 5 hospitals) and a median $13,194 per outpatient case. An orthopedic surgery center is paid about $8,832 for a knee.

Which Wyoming hospitals does Medicare pay least for a joint replacement?

Wyoming Medical Center ($17,489), Cheyenne Regional Medical Center ($20,799), Sheridan Memorial Hospital ($22,542).

What do Wyoming hospitals list for a joint replacement?

The median list (chargemaster) price is $51,257, about 2.3× what Medicare pays.

Does Wyoming have a certificate-of-need law?

Wyoming has no certificate-of-need law. No certificate of need program; the state repealed its CON law in 1985.