US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in New Mexico

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

$143,023typical hospital bill
$21,954typical amount paid
$19,809–$22,095range paid across 3 hospitals

New Mexico hospitals billed Medicare a typical $143,023 for this stay in 2024, about 6.5 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
Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque15$143,023$19,809
Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque18$67,169$21,954
Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces11$262,151$22,095

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.