Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications in California
What 119 hospitals in California charged and were paid for a Medicare hospital stay for major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications (DRG 470), from 2024 Medicare claims.
Average charge
$139,092
Hospital list price billed
Average payment
$21,622
Medicare + patient + other payers
Medicare paid
$18,632
Average per stay
State rank
#44 of 48
1 = lowest average payment
Hospitals in California billed an average of $139,092 for major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications, about 6.4 times the average total payment of $21,622. That payment is 25% above the U.S. average of $17,318.
These are averages for patients with original (fee-for-service) Medicare. Private insurance pays different, negotiated prices, and what you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Use these figures to compare hospitals, not as a quote.
Paid $21,622Billed $139,092
About 16¢ was paid for every $1 hospitals in California billed for this stay.
Medicare prices this stay in 2 versions, by how sick the patient was. Compare them in California:
California hospitals: major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications
Every California hospital that billed Medicare for this stay at least 11 times. Click a column to sort.
| Hospital | Stays | Avg charge | Avg payment | Medicare paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John's Health CenterSanta Monica | 505 | $77,201 | $18,077 | $16,177 |
| Scripps Green HospitalLa Jolla | 475 | $125,805 | $21,624 | $19,129 |
| Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine | 303 | $85,751 | $17,493 | $15,662 |
| Torrance Memorial Medical CenterTorrance | 262 | $123,345 | $18,249 | $15,978 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Walnut Creek CampusWalnut Creek | 244 | $200,134 | $21,619 | $18,677 |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles | 212 | $285,219 | $24,562 | $20,099 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto | 191 | $250,769 | $30,883 | $24,721 |
| UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco | 157 | $149,465 | $32,373 | $27,595 |
| Sequoia HospitalRedwood City | 153 | $166,386 | $20,602 | $18,947 |
| Eisenhower Memorial HospitalRancho Mirage | 146 | $87,547 | $20,904 | $18,552 |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr - St. Luke's CampusSan Francisco | 107 | $97,491 | $26,622 | $20,364 |
| Goleta Valley Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 105 | $97,558 | $18,419 | $16,142 |
| John Muir Medical Center - Concord CampusConcord | 104 | $165,833 | $24,799 | $19,138 |
| Los Robles Hospital & Medical CenterThousand Oaks | 104 | $281,248 | $19,960 | $16,994 |
| Santa Barbara Cottage HospitalSanta Barbara | 100 | $110,477 | $19,672 | $17,980 |
| University of California Davis Medical CenterSacramento | 96 | $188,254 | $26,314 | $23,471 |
| USC University HospitalLos Angeles | 91 | $142,037 | $26,231 | $21,055 |
| Scripps Mercy HospitalSan Diego | 85 | $165,226 | $21,958 | $19,250 |
| Huntington Memorial HospitalPasadena | 84 | $103,587 | $19,490 | $17,469 |
| Santa Monica - UCLA Med Ctr & Orthopaedic HospitalSanta Monica | 82 | $116,741 | $22,698 | $20,683 |
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia | 81 | $111,398 | $15,910 | $13,721 |
| Oroville HospitalOroville | 79 | $55,738 | $18,520 | $16,705 |
| Sutter Medical Center of Santa RosaSanta Rosa | 79 | $107,000 | $24,005 | $21,712 |
| UCI Health-OrangeOrange | 73 | $115,370 | $29,813 | $24,262 |
| Memorial Medical CenterModesto | 73 | $107,187 | $21,468 | $15,919 |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles | 69 | $102,107 | $20,381 | $18,799 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical CenterOakland | 68 | $128,716 | $25,441 | $18,825 |
| Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo | 68 | $109,459 | $30,014 | $17,842 |
| Marian Medical CenterSanta Maria | 67 | $116,377 | $20,015 | $18,385 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - EncinitasEncinitas | 65 | $162,843 | $18,476 | $16,505 |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital la JollaLa Jolla | 63 | $160,384 | $18,571 | $16,258 |
| Community Memorial Hospital - VenturaVentura | 63 | $90,741 | $21,283 | $19,157 |
| Community Hospital of the Monterey PeninsulaMonterey | 60 | $129,394 | $23,550 | $18,845 |
| Washington HospitalFremont | 60 | $171,834 | $21,283 | $19,682 |
| St Rose HospitalHayward | 57 | $127,793 | $22,197 | $20,102 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical CenterNorthridge | 57 | $138,346 | $20,129 | $18,481 |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates CampBerkeley | 56 | $104,430 | $24,276 | $19,738 |
| West Hills Hospital & Medical CenterWest Hills | 55 | $292,338 | $20,759 | $15,516 |
| Fresno Surgical HospitalFresno | 53 | $51,937 | $17,513 | $15,558 |
| University of California San Diego Medical CenterSan Diego | 52 | $122,076 | $28,202 | $22,567 |
| Sutter General HospitalSacramento | 52 | $106,114 | $27,192 | $18,806 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalSan Jose | 52 | $327,882 | $20,833 | $19,327 |
| Emanate Health Inter-Community HospitalCovina | 52 | $66,300 | $20,576 | $17,333 |
| Peninsula Medical CenterBurlingame | 49 | $108,909 | $24,669 | $18,013 |
| El Camino HospitalMountain View | 49 | $210,855 | $21,274 | $19,159 |
| St Mary's Medical CenterSan Francisco | 46 | $132,780 | $26,469 | $23,828 |
| Shasta Regional Medical CenterRedding | 46 | $165,738 | $18,072 | $16,463 |
| Mercy General HospitalSacramento | 45 | $157,297 | $19,901 | $18,300 |
| Providence Tarzana Medical CenterTarzana | 45 | $120,474 | $19,324 | $16,699 |
| Glendale Adventist Medical CtrGlendale | 44 | $154,342 | $20,587 | $18,874 |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical CtrBurbank | 42 | $102,542 | $19,161 | $17,433 |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Ctr TorranceTorrance | 40 | $117,575 | $19,096 | $16,986 |
| Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles | 40 | $115,341 | $17,383 | $15,751 |
| Santa Rosa Memorial HospitalSanta Rosa | 39 | $209,684 | $21,710 | $20,096 |
| Marinhealth Medical CenterGreenbrae | 39 | $218,901 | $21,353 | $19,931 |
| Simi Valley Hospital & Health Care ServicesSimi Valley | 37 | $129,283 | $17,737 | $16,107 |
| Mercy Medical Center ReddingRedding | 36 | $96,300 | $20,687 | $17,120 |
| Fountain Valley Regional Hospital & Medical CenterFountain Valley | 35 | $246,397 | $19,593 | $17,989 |
| Ventura County Medical CenterVentura | 33 | $93,453 | $22,004 | $19,604 |
| Grossmont HospitalLa Mesa | 32 | $174,611 | $19,448 | $17,867 |
| Novato Community HospitalNovato | 30 | $100,873 | $22,350 | $18,105 |
| Orange Coast Memorial Medical CenterFountain Valley | 29 | $97,139 | $19,483 | $16,202 |
| St Johns Regional Medical CenterOxnard | 28 | $121,434 | $18,750 | $17,146 |
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco | 28 | $156,918 | $33,951 | $30,633 |
| Saint Agnes Medical CenterFresno | 27 | $89,111 | $20,853 | $19,044 |
| Victor Valley Community HospitalVictorville | 27 | $77,678 | $19,274 | $16,965 |
| Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles | 26 | $133,895 | $21,180 | $17,167 |
| Enloe Medical CenterChico | 25 | $127,170 | $18,025 | $16,458 |
| St Joseph HospitalOrange | 25 | $85,475 | $23,965 | $15,479 |
| Chapman Medical CenterOrange | 25 | $96,808 | $18,180 | $16,548 |
| Sutter Surgical Hospital - North ValleyYuba City | 25 | $96,495 | $19,506 | $17,874 |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-ValleyPleasanton | 24 | $143,012 | $21,114 | $19,482 |
| Mercy Hospital of FolsomFolsom | 24 | $163,569 | $18,757 | $17,193 |
| Clovis Community Medical CenterClovis | 24 | $102,192 | $18,514 | $16,381 |
| Lompoc Healthcare DistrictLompoc | 23 | $64,811 | $20,219 | $18,614 |
| Marshall Medical Center (1-Rh)Placerville | 23 | $190,148 | $19,104 | $17,472 |
| Loma Linda University Medical CenterLoma Linda | 23 | $164,082 | $29,131 | $24,877 |
| Mercy San Juan Medical CenterCarmichael | 23 | $147,072 | $20,087 | $18,578 |
| San Gabriel Valley Medical CenterSan Gabriel | 22 | $111,041 | $19,039 | $17,328 |
| Riverside County Regional Medical CenterMoreno Valley | 22 | $97,672 | $24,747 | $23,036 |
| Desert Valley HospitalVictorville | 22 | $99,740 | $18,944 | $17,255 |
| Valley Presbyterian HospitalVan Nuys | 21 | $71,157 | $20,822 | $19,190 |
| Riverside Community HospitalRiverside | 20 | $228,991 | $23,816 | $20,069 |
| Sharp Memorial HospitalSan Diego | 20 | $161,376 | $21,420 | $16,906 |
| French Hospital Medical CenterSan Luis Obispo | 20 | $105,063 | $17,925 | $16,375 |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med CenterMission Viejo | 20 | $115,641 | $18,347 | $16,796 |
| San Ramon Regional Medical CtrSan Ramon | 20 | $202,371 | $19,941 | $18,309 |
| Emanuel Medical Center INCTurlock | 19 | $308,507 | $19,438 | $18,064 |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr CtrCoronado | 19 | $124,494 | $20,302 | $15,086 |
| Santa Clara Valley Medical CenterSan Jose | 18 | $91,504 | $28,442 | $26,300 |
| Redlands Community HospitalRedlands | 18 | $109,642 | $18,591 | $17,140 |
| San Dimas Community HospitalSan Dimas | 18 | $125,630 | $18,171 | $16,539 |
| White Memorial Medical CenterLos Angeles | 17 | $144,156 | $20,884 | $19,079 |
| Lakewood Regional Medical CenterLakewood | 17 | $177,514 | $18,049 | $16,500 |
| Mission Community Hospital - PanoramaPanorama City | 17 | $159,827 | $20,571 | $18,850 |
| Casa Colina HospitalPomona | 17 | $73,137 | $17,619 | $16,083 |
| St Helena HospitalDeer Park | 16 | $234,889 | $20,123 | $18,695 |
| Glendale Mem Hospital & Hlth CenterGlendale | 16 | $125,500 | $20,461 | $16,347 |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical CenterChula Vista | 16 | $160,231 | $19,626 | $17,994 |
| Eden Medical CenterCastro Valley | 16 | $112,224 | $21,435 | $19,797 |
| Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway | 16 | $104,858 | $11,129 | $9,701 |
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance | 15 | $58,888 | $37,686 | $32,429 |
| Marina del Rey HospitalMarina del Rey | 15 | $116,401 | $18,383 | $16,751 |
| Regional Medical Center of San JoseSan Jose | 14 | $383,606 | $25,484 | $20,096 |
| Tri-City Medical CenterOceanside | 14 | $107,799 | $18,145 | $16,622 |
| Saint Francis Memorial HospitalSan Francisco | 14 | $149,640 | $26,934 | $21,910 |
| Palmdale Regional Medical CenterLancaster | 14 | $239,759 | $19,391 | $17,963 |
| Long Beach Memorial Medical CenterLong Beach | 14 | $115,198 | $20,393 | $18,888 |
| St Jude Medical CenterFullerton | 13 | $68,610 | $20,222 | $15,569 |
| Los Alamitos Medical CenterLos Alamitos | 13 | $217,971 | $17,632 | $16,251 |
| Twin Cities Community HospitalTempleton | 13 | $216,223 | $18,100 | $16,593 |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa CruzSanta Cruz | 13 | $101,369 | $21,089 | $19,582 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido | 12 | $108,981 | $16,513 | $11,987 |
| Petaluma Valley HospitalPetaluma | 12 | $160,560 | $20,040 | $18,612 |
| Whittier Hospital Medical CenterWhittier | 12 | $100,665 | $19,738 | $18,143 |
| Hollywood Community Hospital of HollywoodLos Angeles | 11 | $105,952 | $20,197 | $18,565 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical CenterMission Hills | 11 | $102,702 | $19,811 | $18,059 |
| Southwest Healthcare SystemMurrieta | 11 | $111,685 | $20,641 | $18,972 |
| Foothill Regional Medical CenterTustin | 11 | $132,668 | $18,589 | $15,813 |
Lowest and highest payments in California
Among hospitals with at least 11 Medicare hospital stays. Differences reflect local wage costs, teaching status and how sick patients were, as well as price.
Lowest
| Palomar Medical Center PowayPoway, CA | $11,129 |
|---|---|
| USC Arcadia HospitalArcadia, CA | $15,910 |
| Palomar Medical CenterEscondido, CA | $16,513 |
| Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $17,383 |
| Hoag Orthopedic InstituteIrvine, CA | $17,493 |
Highest
| Lac/Harbor-UCLA Med CenterTorrance, CA | $37,686 |
|---|---|
| San Francisco General HospitalSan Francisco, CA | $33,951 |
| UCSF Medical CenterSan Francisco, CA | $32,373 |
| Stanford HospitalPalo Alto, CA | $30,883 |
| Sutter Solano Medical CenterVallejo, CA | $30,014 |
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Questions
How much does major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications cost in California?
In 2024 Medicare data, a hospital stay for major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without major complications (DRG 470) at 119 hospitals in California was billed at $139,092 on average, while the average total payment was $21,622, of which Medicare paid $18,632. Your own cost depends on your insurance, deductible and the hospital.
Why are hospital charges so much higher than payments?
Charges are a hospital's list prices. Medicare pays fixed rates set in advance, and private insurers negotiate their own discounts, so almost nobody pays the full charge. For this stay in California, average charges were 6.4 times the average payment. Uninsured patients can ask the hospital about its financial assistance (charity care) policy and cash prices.
Source: CMS, Medicare Inpatient Hospitals by Provider and Service, 2024. Average total payment includes Medicare's payment, the patient's deductible and coinsurance, and any other payer. CMS omits hospitals with fewer than 11 hospital stays for privacy. About the data.