DRG 470 · Musculoskeletal

Hip & Knee Replacement Cost in Ohio — Compare All Hospitals

Major joint replacement or reattachment of the lower extremity — most commonly elective hip or knee replacement surgery.

State average
$56,747
gross charge · DRG 470
Hospitals
6
with published pricing
Price range
$38,758 – $66,542
low to high
Lowest $38,758 Highest $66,542

6 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for hip & knee replacement (DRG 470). Prices range from $38,758 to $66,542 — roughly $27,784 apart. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) in Newark. The state average sits at $56,747.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of hip & knee replacement. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists hip & knee replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling hip & knee replacement in Ohio, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.

Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Ohio hospitals missing from the list either don't perform hip & knee replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 470 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.

What this hospital charge usually covers

The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for hip & knee replacement. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 1–3 days):

Included in the hospital bill

  • Operating room time and surgical-team facility fees
  • Inpatient room, nursing, and routine medications during the stay
  • Implant-related facility charges (varies by hospital — sometimes itemized separately)
  • Recovery-room and immediate post-op monitoring
  • On-site physical therapy started during admission

Usually billed separately

  • Surgeon and anesthesiologist professional fees (billed separately, often by an unaffiliated practice)
  • Pre-surgical imaging (MRI/X-ray) and lab work
  • Outpatient physical therapy after discharge
  • Home health visits or skilled nursing facility stays if needed

Quality signals to check before picking a hospital

Price alone won't tell you which hospital does hip & knee replacement best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:

Hip/Knee Complications

Tracks how often patients have a serious surgical or medical complication within 90 days — the single most direct quality signal for this surgery.

Hip/Knee Readmissions

How often patients return to the hospital within 30 days of discharge. Lower means better recovery planning and follow-up.

Surgical-Site Infection (SSI)

Joint replacements carry a real infection risk because implants can't fight bacteria the way native tissue can. Lower SIR is better.

Patient Experience (HCAHPS)

Communication with nurses, pain control, and discharge planning directly affect recovery for major orthopedic surgery.

When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit

The list below sorts by price. For hip & knee replacement, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.

Questions to ask your hospital or insurer

The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Pomerene Hospital

    Millersburg, OH

    Gross charge $38,758
    Cash pay $31,006
  2. 2

    Wayne Hospital

    Greenville, OH

    Gross charge $53,492
    Cash pay $40,119
  3. 3

    Christ Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

    Gross charge $53,629
    Cash pay $33,497
  4. 4

    Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital

    Akron, OH

    Gross charge $61,790
    Cash pay $216,266
  5. 5

    Genesis Hospital

    Zanesville, OH

    Gross charge $66,268
    Cash pay $39,761
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    Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Newark, OH

    Gross charge $66,542
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    Ashtabula Regional Medical Center

    Ashtabula, OH

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    Good Samaritan Hospital

    Cincinnati, OH

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    Southwest General Health Center

    Middleburg Heights, OH

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    Adena Regional Medical Center

    Chillicothe, OH

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    Glenbeigh Health Sources

    Rock Creek, OH

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    Adena Fayette Medical Center

    Washington Ch, OH

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