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.
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.
- For patients with significant heart, lung, or bleeding-disorder risk, complication and rescue rates often matter more than price.
- Revision surgery (replacement of a prior implant) is technically harder and tends to do better at a high-volume center.
- When extensive post-acute rehab is expected, a hospital with an on-site inpatient rehab unit may be worth a higher total cost.
- When a specific surgeon only operates at certain facilities, surgeon experience usually outweighs price differences across facilities.
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:
- Is the surgeon, anesthesiologist, implant, and on-site physical therapy included in this estimate?
- Is the orthopedic surgeon and anesthesia group in-network for my insurance?
- What is the typical out-of-pocket once my deductible and coinsurance apply?
- What is the hospital's surgical-site infection rate for joint replacements?
- Will I be discharged home or to a skilled nursing facility? Is that cost covered?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Pomerene Hospital
Millersburg, OH
Gross charge $38,758Cash pay $31,006 - 2
Wayne Hospital
Greenville, OH
Gross charge $53,492Cash pay $40,119 - 3
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge $53,629Cash pay $33,497Medicare pays (avg) $11,695 - 4Gross charge $61,790Cash pay $216,266Medicare pays (avg) $10,171
- 5
Genesis Hospital
Zanesville, OH
Gross charge $66,268Cash pay $39,761 - 6
Licking Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Newark, OH
Gross charge $66,542 - 7
Ohio State University State Health System
Columbus, OH
Gross charge $100,091Medicare pays (avg) $14,018 - 8
Mount Carmel St Ann's
Westerville, OH
Gross charge —Cash pay $86,082 - 9
The Jewish Hospital — Mercy Health
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,720 - 10
Wood County Hospital
Bowling Green, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,429 - 11
ProMedica Toledo Hospital
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,129 - 12
Fairfield Medical Center
Lancaster, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,765 - 13
Uh Regional Hospitals
Chardon, OH
Gross charge — - 14
Mercy Health - Tiffin Hospital
Tiffin, OH
Gross charge — - 15
Chillicothe VA Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge — - 16
Memorial Hospital (Marysville)
Marysville, OH
Gross charge — - 17
UH Lake Health
Concord, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,688 - 18
Bellevue Hospital
Bellevue, OH
Gross charge — - 19
St. John Medical Center
Westlake, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,075 - 20
Ashtabula Regional Medical Center
Ashtabula, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,232 - 21
UH Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge — - 22
Marymount Hospital
Garfield Heights, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,006 - 23
Southwest General Health Center
Middleburg Heights, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,802 - 24
Adena Regional Medical Center
Chillicothe, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,777 - 25
Mercy Regional Medical Center (Acute Care)
Lorain, OH
Gross charge — - 26
Trinity Medical Center East & Trinity Medical Center West
Steubenville, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,018 - 27
Ohio Valley Surgical Hospital
Springfield, OH
Gross charge — - 28
UH Ahuja Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 29
Kings Daughters Medical Center Ohio
Portsmouth, OH
Gross charge — - 30
Twin City Medical Center
Dennison, OH
Gross charge — - 31
Adena Greenfield Medical Center
Greenfield, OH
Gross charge — - 32
Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva
Geneva, OH
Gross charge — - 33
Holzer Medical Center- Jackson
Jackson, OH
Gross charge — - 34
Adena Fayette Medical Center
Washington Ch, OH
Gross charge — - 35
Adena Pike Medical Center
Waverly, OH
Gross charge — - 36
University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Llc
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 37Gross charge —
- 38
Union Hospital (Acute Care)
Dover, OH
Gross charge — - 39
Summa Health System
Akron, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,623 - 40
Knox Community Hospital
Mount Vernon, OH
Gross charge — - 41
The University of Toledo Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge — - 42
Miami Valley Hospital
Dayton, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,772 - 43
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Coldwater, OH
Gross charge — - 44
Metrohealth System
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,628 - 45
Good Samaritan Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,368 - 46
Berger Hospital
Circleville, OH
Gross charge — - 47
TriHealth Bethesda North Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,332 - 48
Salem Regional Medical Center
Salem, OH
Gross charge — - 49
West Chester Hospital
West Chester, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,681 - 50
Aultman Orrville Hospital
Orrville, OH
Gross charge — - 51
Mercy Health - Anderson Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 52
University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center
Ashland, OH
Gross charge — - 53Gross charge —
- 54
Mercy Health - Fairfield Hospital
Fairfield, OH
Gross charge — - 55
Mercy Health - St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Youngstown, OH
Gross charge — - 56Gross charge —
- 57
Mercy Health - Springfield Regional Medical Center
Springfield, OH
Gross charge — - 58
Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Toledo, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,500 - 59
Mercy Health - St. Joseph Warren Hospital
Warren, OH
Gross charge — - 60
Mercy Health - West Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Gross charge — - 61
Mercy Health - Clermont Hospital
Batavia, OH
Gross charge — - 62
ProMedica Bay Park Hospital
Oregon, OH
Gross charge — - 63
Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital
Defiance, OH
Gross charge — - 64
Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center
Boardman, OH
Gross charge — - 65
UH Beachwood Medical Center
Beachwood, OH
Gross charge — - 66
Mercy Health — Kings Mills Hospital
Mason, OH
Gross charge — - 67
Mercy Health - Allen Hospital
Oberlin, OH
Gross charge — - 68
UH Conneaut Medical Center
Conneaut, OH
Gross charge — - 69
ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital
Fostoria, OH
Gross charge — - 70
Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,461 - 71
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
Cleveland, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,291 - 72
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center
Ravenna, OH
Gross charge — - 73
University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center
Elyria, OH
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,138 - 74
Memorial Hospital (Fremont)
Fremont, OH
Gross charge — - 75
Madison Health
London, OH
Gross charge — - 76
Glenbeigh Health Sources
Rock Creek, OH
Gross charge —
7 Ohio hospitals publish gross charges for hip & knee replacement (DRG 470). Prices range from $38,758 to $100,091 — roughly $61,333 apart. The cheapest is Pomerene Hospital in Millersburg; the most expensive is Ohio State University State Health System in Columbus. The state average sits at $62,939.
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.