# Hip or knee replacement (hospital stay): what Quartz pays, by state

The whole hospital stay for a hip or knee joint replacement, without major complications - the most common inpatient surgery.

- Insurer: Quartz
- Billing code: 470 (Hospital stays (inpatient))
- Price shown: negotiated in-network price, hospital stay, facility fee
- Prices as of: 2026-08-01
- All of the insurer's plans pooled; the map also shows single networks

| State | Providers | Lowest | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | Highest | Medicare pays | Median vs Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 3 | $427.75 | $12,217.05 | $16,451.59 | $19,747.11 | $28,719.39 | $14,554.97 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Alaska | 2 | $239.31 | $298.69 | $9,885.72 | $22,551.69 | $31,847.88 | $22,367.66 | 0.4x Medicare |
| Arizona | 35 | $238.41 | $17,880.90 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $31,847.88 | $15,381.09 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Arkansas | 2 | $239.31 | $5,659.49 | $11,079.67 | $16,499.84 | $21,920.02 | $12,966.17 | 0.8x Medicare |
| California | 34 | $238.41 | $17,880.90 | $22,051.19 | $27,412.26 | $33,354.81 | $21,621.68 | about what Medicare pays |
| Colorado | 33 | $238.41 | $427.75 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,834.89 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Delaware | 1 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $16,993.78 | 1.7x Medicare |
| District of Columbia | 3 | $17,880.90 | $21,106.99 | $23,962.12 | $26,298.67 | $27,969.05 | $19,491.88 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Florida | 50 | $238.41 | $16,802.65 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,466.06 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Georgia | 24 | $238.41 | $16,299.20 | $18,984.24 | $25,163.21 | $28,719.39 | $16,510.65 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Hawaii | 3 | $427.75 | $12,708.93 | $17,628.22 | $19,697.14 | $23,427.20 | $20,777.07 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Idaho | 7 | $318.48 | $16,756.35 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,223.46 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Illinois | 528 | $238.41 | $16,146.82 | $16,756.35 | $16,756.35 | $33,354.81 | $16,408.49 | about what Medicare pays |
| Indiana | 26 | $427.75 | $16,756.35 | $22,182.35 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $14,468.22 | 1.5x Medicare |
| Iowa | 330 | $238.41 | $239.31 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $13,830.84 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Kansas | 4 | $16,146.82 | $17,037.49 | $19,900.46 | $24,786.42 | $27,969.05 | $13,938.16 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Kentucky | 3 | $238.41 | $5,199.48 | $19,514.68 | $25,855.46 | $27,969.05 | $14,058.62 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Louisiana | 13 | $243.74 | $24,185.08 | $25,741.88 | $25,741.88 | $27,969.05 | $13,103.95 | 2.0x Medicare |
| Maine | 5 | $238.41 | $16,146.82 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $28,719.39 | $18,052.03 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Maryland | 10 | $427.75 | $504.45 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $28,672.60 | $25,078.72 | 0.8x Medicare |
| Massachusetts | 9 | $427.75 | $18,453.79 | $25,741.88 | $27,164.70 | $28,719.39 | $17,887.64 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Michigan | 38 | $238.41 | $16,756.35 | $19,514.68 | $25,741.88 | $33,354.81 | $16,186.18 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Minnesota | 192 | $184.54 | $19,514.68 | $25,741.88 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $16,572.91 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Mississippi | 6 | $427.75 | $25,741.88 | $25,741.88 | $25,741.88 | $33,354.81 | $13,518.55 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Missouri | 20 | $238.41 | $18,167.35 | $20,593.46 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $14,460.34 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Montana | 4 | $19,514.68 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $28,144.94 | $28,719.39 | $14,308.06 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Nebraska | 5 | $238.41 | $427.75 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $14,687.04 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Nevada | 9 | $238.41 | $19,514.68 | $22,182.35 | $27,969.05 | $28,672.60 | $18,716.35 | 1.2x Medicare |
| New Hampshire | 2 | $427.75 | $8,659.52 | $16,891.28 | $25,123.05 | $33,354.81 | $16,133.75 | about what Medicare pays |
| New Jersey | 12 | $238.41 | $12,217.05 | $18,953.38 | $28,156.64 | $31,847.88 | $17,454.77 | 1.1x Medicare |
| New Mexico | 6 | $239.31 | $18,453.79 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $28,719.39 | $18,266.37 | 1.1x Medicare |
| New York | 18 | $238.41 | $427.75 | $16,146.82 | $28,320.82 | $28,719.39 | $23,235.14 | 0.7x Medicare |
| North Carolina | 20 | $239.31 | $19,514.68 | $22,182.35 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,558.51 | 1.4x Medicare |
| North Dakota | 4 | $17,360.10 | $19,514.68 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $27,969.05 | $15,533.95 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Ohio | 17 | $238.41 | $504.45 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $14,131.56 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Oklahoma | 11 | $238.41 | $20,058.54 | $22,051.19 | $26,474.56 | $28,719.39 | $14,253.40 | 1.6x Medicare |
| Oregon | 13 | $238.41 | $427.75 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $31,847.88 | $18,924.69 | about what Medicare pays |
| Pennsylvania | 21 | $238.41 | $16,756.35 | $18,453.79 | $25,741.88 | $28,719.39 | $15,447.14 | 1.2x Medicare |
| South Carolina | 8 | $238.41 | $18,825.10 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $27,969.05 | $14,217.35 | 1.4x Medicare |
| South Dakota | 4 | $238.41 | $19,514.68 | $25,741.88 | $27,969.05 | $28,719.39 | $13,720.84 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Tennessee | 17 | $238.41 | $16,907.29 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $28,719.39 | $14,538.56 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Texas | 63 | $238.41 | $16,779.50 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $14,713.96 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Utah | 3 | $427.75 | $16,451.59 | $19,514.68 | $23,741.87 | $27,969.05 | $17,030.51 | 1.1x Medicare |
| Vermont | 1 | $22,182.35 | $22,264.81 | $22,347.27 | $22,429.73 | $22,512.19 | $11,942.77 | 1.9x Medicare |
| Virginia | 15 | $238.41 | $19,468.39 | $22,182.35 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,613.28 | 1.4x Medicare |
| Washington | 20 | $243.74 | $17,880.90 | $22,182.35 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $17,691.54 | 1.2x Medicare |
| West Virginia | 3 | $16,146.82 | $16,756.35 | $17,880.90 | $27,969.05 | $33,354.81 | $15,365.07 | 1.2x Medicare |
| Wisconsin | 4,535 | $184.54 | $17,880.90 | $19,514.68 | $27,969.05 | $38,447.86 | $14,936.04 | 1.3x Medicare |
| Wyoming | 1 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $28,719.39 | $22,396.88 | 1.3x Medicare |

**“x Medicare”** compares each price with what original Medicare actually paid hospitals in the same state for the same kind of stay in 2024, the newest year it has published: the average per stay, the patient’s share included, at hospitals with more than ten such stays. Medicare’s payment varies by hospital (wages, teaching, low-income patients), so this is a state average, not any one hospital’s rate. Insurers write their contracts as a share of Medicare, so 1.3x means the insurer pays 30% more than Medicare would; Medicare Advantage plans generally pay close to 1.0x.

Prices are what the insurer has agreed to pay, not what you will be billed. This is a statewide summary: prices vary far more between towns and between practices than these medians suggest, and "providers" counts everyone with a contracted price, not only those who perform the procedure.

Map: https://medicalpricetransparency.netlify.app/insurers/quartz/statemap_470_US.html  
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