DRG 483 · Musculoskeletal

Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement

Surgery to replace a major joint in the shoulder, elbow, or wrist — most often a total shoulder replacement — or to reattach part of an arm. The hospital stay covers the operation, pain control, and early physical therapy.

National avg charge
$107,864
gross · pre-insurance
Hospitals offering
1,847
across all 50 states
Hospitals with prices
412
have published MRF data
Lowest $13,295 Highest $438,132

Compare Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement cost by state

28 states with parsed pricing data, ranked by hospital count. More states roll out as we parse additional hospital MRF files.

AL Alabama
7 hospitals avg $71,848
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AR Arkansas
7 hospitals avg $97,206
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CA California
33 hospitals avg $144,860
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CT Connecticut
13 hospitals avg $88,705
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FL Florida
9 hospitals avg $161,822
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GA Georgia
22 hospitals avg $108,701
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ID Idaho
11 hospitals avg $103,659
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IL Illinois
13 hospitals avg $95,478
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IN Indiana
23 hospitals avg $76,815
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IA Iowa
8 hospitals avg $70,421
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KS Kansas
8 hospitals avg $76,510
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KY Kentucky
16 hospitals avg $159,888
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LA Louisiana
13 hospitals avg $103,417
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MA Massachusetts
13 hospitals avg $112,732
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MI Michigan
20 hospitals avg $123,933
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MN Minnesota
5 hospitals avg $63,715
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MO Missouri
12 hospitals avg $73,278
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MT Montana
5 hospitals avg $109,735
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NE Nebraska
6 hospitals avg $64,612
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NJ New Jersey
7 hospitals avg $260,702
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NY New York
19 hospitals avg $79,705
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NC North Carolina
18 hospitals avg $105,053
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OH Ohio
6 hospitals avg $95,755
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OR Oregon
8 hospitals avg $98,575
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PA Pennsylvania
22 hospitals avg $141,691
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SD South Dakota
7 hospitals avg $72,722
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TN Tennessee
11 hospitals avg $92,272
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TX Texas
16 hospitals avg $84,720
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What is shoulder & arm joint replacement?

Surgery to replace a major joint in the shoulder, elbow, or wrist — most often a total shoulder replacement — or to reattach part of an arm. The hospital stay covers the operation, pain control, and early physical therapy.

Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement is billed under Medicare's MS-DRG 483, 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 2026-10-10.

Lowest published prices for Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement nationally

Top 100 by published price · 495 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
Riverview Health Noblesville, IN IN $13,295 —
Arkansas Surgical Hospital No Little Rock, AR AR — $14,162 $27,426
Opelousas General Health System Opelousas, LA LA $16,558 $8,279
New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn, Inc. Brooklyn, NY NY $16,749 $16,749
Hendricks Regional Health Danville, IN IN $17,335 $6,934
Randolph Hospital Asheboro, NC NC $17,384 —
Unity Medical Center Manchester, TN TN $17,959 $14,367
San Joaquin General Hospital French Camp, CA CA $18,313 $10,072
Bacon County Hospital Alma, GA GA — $18,313 $14,650
Montgomery County Memorial Hospital + Clinics Red Oak, IA IA — $18,313 $12,819
Yalobusha General Hospital & Nursing Home Water Valley, MS MS — $18,313 $12,819
Doctors Hosptal at Renaissance Edinburg, TX TX $18,313 $18,313
Physicians Care Surgical Hospital Royersford, PA PA — $20,000 —
Midland Memorial Hospital Midland, TX TX $20,459 $5,115
Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia, CA CA $21,000 $6,500
Gritman Medical Center Moscow, ID ID $22,255 $18,917
Patients' Hospital of Redding Redding, CA CA — $22,983 $22,983
Baxter Health Mountain Home, AR AR $23,096 $16,167
Wilson N Jones Regional Medical Center Sherman, TX TX $24,213 $7,264
Vail Health Hospital Vail, CO CO $26,277 $19,708
Rural Wellness Fairfax Fairfax, OK OK — $26,424 $15,854
Ellis Hospital Schenectady, NY NY $26,476 $13,238
Oakbend Medical Center Richmond, TX TX $28,497 $5,700
Cypress Pointe Surgical Hospital Hammond, LA LA — $28,734 $35,918
Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City, SD SD — $28,865 $17,319
South Central Reg Medical Center Laurel, MS MS $30,837 $12,952
West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital Sulphur, LA LA $34,238 $25,679
Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita, KS KS — $36,197 $36,016
Wayne Hospital Greenville, OH OH — $36,462 $27,347
Mahaska Health Oskaloosa, IA IA $36,763 $31,248
Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill Kansas City, MO MO $37,217 $20,469
University Health Lakewood Medical Center Kansas City, MO MO $37,217 $20,469
Adventist Health White Memorial Montebello Montebello, CA CA $38,254 —
Winnmed Decorah, IA IA $39,466 $27,626
St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point, NE NE $41,579 $41,579
Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield, MO MO $41,579 $41,579
Haywood Regional Medical Center Clyde, NC NC $41,668 $16,667
Springhill Medical Center (Acute Care) Mobile, AL AL $42,191 $42,191
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA PA $42,878 $18,457
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA PA $42,878 $18,457
Lincoln Surgical Hospital Lincoln, NE NE — $43,651 $43,651
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY NY $43,730 $28,425
RRH Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic Clifton Springs, NY NY $43,730 $28,425
North Memorial Health - Robbinsdale Hospital Robbinsdale, MN MN $44,365 $23,381
North Memorial Health – Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN MN $44,365 $23,381
Summit Surgical, Llc Hutchinson, KS KS — $44,424 $35,540
Bronxcare Hospital Center Bronx, NY NY $44,470 $44,470
Rutherford Regional Health System Rutherfordton, NC NC $44,761 $17,905
Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc Douglas, GA GA $46,230 $31,436
Island Hospital Anacortes, WA WA $46,779 $46,779
Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman, WA WA $47,283 $40,191
William Newton Hospital Winfield, KS KS $48,171 $48,171
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX TX $49,104 —
Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint, ID ID $49,104 $39,283
Iberia Medical Center (Acute Care) New Iberia, LA LA $49,706 $29,824
Cookeville Regional Medical Center Cookeville, TN TN $50,793 $31,136
St Peters Health Helena, MT MT $51,101 $33,216
St. Peter's Hospital Albany, NY NY $51,101 $33,216
Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York Troy, NY NY $51,101 $33,216
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Sunnyview Hospital Schenectady, NY NY — $51,101 $33,216
Samaritan Hospital - Albany Memorial Campus Albany, OR OR $51,101 $33,216
Bassett Healthcare Cooperstown, NY NY $51,131 $13,805
Unity Physicians Hospital Mishawaka, IN IN — $51,183 —
Hudson Regional Hospital New Jersey Secaucus, NJ NJ $51,390 $51,390
Daviess Community Hospital (Acute Care) Washington, IN IN $51,911 $36,338
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks, AK AK $52,078 $49,474
Stoughton Health Stoughton, WI WI $53,785 $29,582
Sovah Health - Danville Danville, VA VA $55,383 $22,153
North Alabama Medical Center Florence, AL AL $57,011 $19,954
North Alabama Shoals Hospital Muscle Shoals, AL AL — $57,011 $19,954
Castleview Hospital Price, UT UT $57,287 $31,508
Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo, IL IL — $57,772 $51,995
Adventist Health Tillamook Tillamook, OR OR $57,926 $31,280
Union Hospital Inc Terre Haute, IN IN $58,652 $35,191
Union Hospital Regional Terre Haute, IN IN $58,652 $35,191
Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN IN $58,652 $35,191
Corning Hospital Corning, NY NY $58,762 $47,010
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA PA $58,762 $47,010
Thomas Hospital (Acute Care) Fairhope, AL AL $58,896 $26,374
Mena Regional Health System (Critical Access) Mena, AR AR — $59,878 $35,927
Arnot Ogden Medical Center (Acute Care) Elmira, NY NY $60,205 $60,205
Murray-Calloway County Hospital (Acute Care) Murray, KY KY $60,369 $39,240
Astera Health Wadena, MN MN $60,380 $41,898
Midstate Medical Center Meriden, CT CT $61,072 $61,072
Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington, CT CT $61,710 $61,710
Hancock Regional Hospital Greenfield, IN IN $62,293 $49,835
Cooley Dickinson Hospital Northampton, MA MA $62,976 $47,232
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Dover, NH NH $62,976 $47,232
Pineville Community Health Center Pineville, KY KY $63,129 $63,129
Woodlawn Hospital Rochester, IN IN $63,512 $47,634
Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital Murrells Inlet, SC SC $63,758 $41,443
Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID ID $63,877 $41,520
Newton-Wellesley Hospital Newton, MA MA $63,928 $47,946
Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield, KY KY $65,119 $26,048
The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain, CT CT $65,202 $65,202
UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill, NC NC $65,373 $39,224
UNC REX Hospital Raleigh, NC NC $65,373 $39,224
Holland Hospital Holland, MI MI $66,273 $39,764
Memorial Medical Center Las Cruces, NM NM $66,693 $40,016
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA PA $67,083 $53,667