US Health Care Costs

Hip or knee replacement in Nevada

MS-DRG 470: Major hip and knee joint replacement or reattachment of lower extremity without mcc

$185,562typical hospital bill
$18,276typical amount paid
$16,278–$21,885range paid across 9 hospitals

Nevada hospitals billed Medicare a typical $185,562 for this stay in 2024, about 10.2 times what was actually paid. Medicare's payment depends mostly on the hospital's location and teaching role; the bill depends on the hospital's own price list, so bills vary far more than payments.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

HospitalCityMedicare staysBilledPaid
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena CampusHenderson58$144,222$16,278
Renown South Meadows Medical CenterReno20$68,782$16,948
Henderson HospitalHenderson22$174,557$17,683
Northern Nevada Medical CenterSparks17$185,562$17,737
Spring Valley Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas29$240,018$18,276
Centennial Hills Hospital Medical CenterLas Vegas40$236,312$18,868
Southern Hills Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas24$188,963$19,302
Sunrise Hospital and Medical CenterLas Vegas41$232,799$19,946
Mountainview HospitalLas Vegas50$184,305$21,885

Medicare: CMS, 2024 (hospitals with 11 or more Medicare stays). Cash and insurer prices: hospitals' own price files, where read; insurer figures are commercial plans only, median and 10th–90th percentile across plans.