Knee Surgery (with complications)
Knee surgery other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing cartilage or removing damaged tissue, when the problem is not a joint infection, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
Compare Knee Surgery cost by state
27 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.
What is knee surgery?
Knee surgery other than a full joint replacement, such as repairing cartilage or removing damaged tissue, when the problem is not a joint infection, in patients who also have complicating conditions. The stay covers the operation, pain control, and early recovery.
Knee Surgery is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 488 (with complications), classified within the Musculoskeletal diagnostic category. Hospitals publish gross charges per DRG under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule, but actual cost depends on insurance: insurers negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed rates, and uninsured patients can often qualify for cash-pay discounts. Use the gross charge as a benchmark when comparing hospitals; a facility that lists a procedure at twice the price of another tends to charge higher rates across the board.
Data current as of 2026-07-19.
Lowest published prices for Knee Surgery nationally
Top 100 by published price · 455 hospitals have published prices for this procedure. Check "Compare" on 2–3 hospitals to see them side by side.
| Compare | Hospital | State | CMS stars | Gross charge | Cash price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN | TN | $6,908 | $5,527 | ||
| Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN | IN | $11,062 | $4,425 | ||
| San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA | CA | $11,686 | $6,427 | ||
| Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA | GA | — | $11,686 | $9,349 | |
| Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA | IA | — | $11,686 | $8,180 | |
| Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS | MS | — | $11,686 | $8,180 | |
| Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX | TX | $11,686 | $11,686 | ||
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA | MA | $12,122 | $12,122 | ||
| Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA | LA | $12,771 | $6,385 | ||
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN | IN | $12,797 | — | ||
| Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC | NC | $16,696 | — | ||
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton, NC | NC | $18,222 | $12,755 | ||
| Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital Hammond, LA | LA | — | $18,337 | $22,921 | |
| Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA | PA | — | $18,874 | — | |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR | AR | $20,388 | $14,271 | ||
| Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX | TX | $20,532 | $6,160 | ||
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY | NY | $21,477 | $21,477 | ||
| Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO | CO | $21,722 | $16,291 | ||
| Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK | OK | — | $21,865 | $13,119 | |
| Summit Surgical, Llc Hutchinson, KS | KS | — | $22,511 | $18,009 | |
| Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care) New Iberia, LA | LA | $25,744 | $15,446 | ||
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE | NE | $26,534 | $26,534 | ||
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY | NY | $26,731 | $17,375 | ||
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SD | SD | — | $26,890 | $16,134 | |
| North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN | MN | $27,552 | $14,520 | ||
| North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN | MN | $27,552 | $14,520 | ||
| St. Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA | PA | $28,302 | $14,202 | ||
| Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX | TX | $29,825 | $5,965 | ||
| Holland Hospital Holland, MI | MI | $30,121 | $18,073 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Jesup, GA | GA | $31,697 | $25,357 | ||
| Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) Honesdale, PA | PA | $31,697 | $25,357 | ||
| Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR | AR | — | $31,830 | $23,257 | |
| South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS | MS | $34,292 | $14,403 | ||
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA | MA | $34,551 | $25,913 | ||
| Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN | IN | $34,693 | $27,755 | ||
| Adventist Health Castle Kailua, HI | HI | $35,178 | $11,257 | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Brunswick Campus Brunswick, GA | GA | $35,868 | — | ||
| Southeast Georgia Health System-Camden Campus Saint Marys, GA | GA | $35,868 | — | ||
| Memorial Hospital (Chester) Chester, IL | IL | — | $37,126 | $22,275 | |
| Livingston HealthCare Livingston, MT | MT | $37,325 | $35,459 | ||
| Wynn Hospital Utica, NY | NY | $37,613 | $22,568 | ||
| UK St. Claire Morehead, KY | KY | $37,866 | $28,400 | ||
| Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS | MS | $38,726 | $8,520 | ||
| Methodist Hospitals of Memphis Memphis, TN | TN | $38,726 | $8,520 | ||
| Magnolia Regional Medical Center Magnolia, AR | AR | $38,740 | $23,244 | ||
| Mizell Memorial Hospital Opp, AL | AL | $39,276 | $35,348 | ||
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK | OK | — | $39,447 | $9,862 | |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group Fall River, MA | MA | $39,499 | $19,750 | ||
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center Dallas, TX | TX | $39,956 | $19,978 | ||
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center Richardson, TX | TX | $39,956 | $19,978 | ||
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center Dallas, TX | TX | $39,956 | $19,978 | ||
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center Mansfield, TX | TX | $39,956 | $19,978 | ||
| Methodist Southlake Medical Center Southlake, TX | TX | — | $39,956 | $19,978 | |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center Midlothian, TX | TX | $39,956 | $19,978 | ||
| Methodist Celina Medical Center Celina, TX | TX | — | $39,956 | $19,978 | |
| Montrose Regional Health Montrose, CO | CO | $40,261 | $30,196 | ||
| Iowa Specialty Hospital - Clarion Clarion, IA | IA | — | $40,282 | $24,169 | |
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID | ID | $40,306 | $34,260 | ||
| Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX | TX | $40,400 | — | ||
| Henry county hospital New Castle, IN | IN | $41,217 | $28,852 | ||
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI | MI | $41,520 | $10,380 | ||
| Edward W Sparrow Hospital Lansing, MI | MI | $41,520 | $10,380 | ||
| University of Michigan Health- Sparrow Clinton Saint Johns, MI | MI | $41,520 | $10,380 | ||
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte, MI | MI | $41,520 | $10,380 | ||
| Sparrow Ionia Hospital Ionia, MI | MI | $41,520 | $10,380 | ||
| Southwest Ms Regional Medical Center Mccomb, MS | MS | $42,097 | $25,258 | ||
| Lawrence County Hospital Monticello, MS | MS | — | $42,097 | $25,258 | |
| Christ Hospital Cincinnati, OH | OH | $42,411 | $26,015 | ||
| McKenzie Medical Center - Springfield Springfield, OR | OR | $42,702 | $25,621 | ||
| RRH Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY | NY | $43,914 | $28,544 | ||
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia, NY | NY | $43,914 | $28,544 | ||
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | $43,914 | $28,544 | ||
| RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY | NY | $43,914 | $28,544 | ||
| RRH Unity Specialty Hospital Rochester, NY | NY | — | $43,914 | $28,544 | |
| Crystal Clinic Orthopaedic Center Hospital Akron, OH | OH | $44,399 | $155,396 | ||
| Community Howard Regional Health Kokomo, IN | IN | $44,643 | $26,786 | ||
| Community Hospital East Indianapolis, IN | IN | $44,643 | $26,786 | ||
| Community Hospital Anderson Anderson, IN | IN | $44,643 | $26,786 | ||
| Community Hospital South Indianapolis, IN | IN | $44,643 | $26,786 | ||
| Community Hospital North Indianapolis, IN | IN | $44,643 | $26,786 | ||
| St Peters Health Helena, MT | MT | $44,644 | $29,018 | ||
| St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY | NY | $44,644 | $29,018 | ||
| Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY | NY | $44,644 | $29,018 | ||
| Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY | NY | — | $44,644 | $29,018 | |
| Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR | OR | $44,644 | $29,018 | ||
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish, SD | SD | $45,076 | $45,076 | ||
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City, SD | SD | $45,076 | $45,076 | ||
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital Deadwood, SD | SD | — | $45,076 | $45,076 | |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis, SD | SD | — | $45,076 | $45,076 | |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital Custer, SD | SD | — | $45,076 | $45,076 | |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center Mattoon, IL | IL | $45,612 | $45,612 | ||
| Adventist Health Clear Lake Clearlake, CA | CA | $46,451 | $16,722 | ||
| Genesis Hospital Zanesville, OH | OH | $47,852 | $28,711 | ||
| Bay Area Hospital Coos Bay, OR | OR | $48,402 | $36,301 | ||
| William W Backus Hospital Norwich, CT | CT | $48,809 | $48,809 | ||
| AVALA Hospital Covington, LA | LA | — | $49,381 | $28,568 | |
| Castleview Hospital Price, UT | UT | $49,756 | $27,366 | ||
| Swedish Hospital Chicago, IL | IL | $50,084 | $32,555 | ||
| Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL | IL | $50,084 | $32,555 | ||
| Unity Physicians Hospital Mishawaka, IN | IN | — | $50,833 | — |