US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in District of Columbia

MS-DRG 468: Revision of hip or knee replacement without cc/mcc

$89,119typical hospital bill
$26,634typical amount paid
$21,143–$32,125range paid across 2 hospitals

District of Columbia hospitals billed Medicare a typical $89,119 for this stay in 2024, about 3.3 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
Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington44$73,264$21,143
Medstar Georgetown University HospitalWashington32$104,974$32,125

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.