US Health Care Costs

Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc in Rhode Island

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

$56,574typical hospital bill
$22,530typical amount paid
$21,100–$23,961range paid across 2 hospitals

Rhode Island hospitals billed Medicare a typical $56,574 for this stay in 2024, about 2.5 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
South County Hospital IncWakefield20$65,992$21,100
The Miriam HospitalProvidence28$47,157$23,961

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.