DRG 483 · Musculoskeletal

Shoulder & Arm Joint Replacement Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

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.

State average
$145,527
gross charge · DRG 483
Hospitals
23
with published pricing
Price range
$20,000 – $252,126
low to high
Lowest $20,000 Highest $252,126

23 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder & arm joint replacement (DRG 483). Prices range from $20,000 to $252,126 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Physicians Care Surgical Hospital in Royersford; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $145,527.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of shoulder & arm joint 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 shoulder & arm joint replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling shoulder & arm joint replacement in Pennsylvania, 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. Pennsylvania hospitals missing from the list either don't perform shoulder & arm joint replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 483 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1
    Gross charge $20,000
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    Gross charge $42,878
    Cash pay $18,457
  3. 3

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $42,878
    Cash pay $18,457
  4. 4

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $58,762
    Cash pay $47,010
  5. 5

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $58,762
    Cash pay $47,010
  6. 6

    Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Honesdale, PA

    Gross charge $68,825
    Cash pay $55,060
  7. 7

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $74,137
    Cash pay $48,189
  8. 8

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $74,137
    Cash pay $48,189
  9. 9

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    Gross charge $74,137
    Cash pay $48,189
  10. 10

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $98,308
    Cash pay $18,413
  11. 11

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $143,105
    Cash pay $57,242
  12. 12

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $143,105
    Cash pay $57,242
  13. 13
    Gross charge $143,105
    Cash pay $57,242
  14. 14
    Gross charge $143,105
    Cash pay $57,242
  15. 15

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  16. 16

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  17. 17

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  18. 18

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  19. 19

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  20. 20

    Geisinger Medical Center Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  21. 21

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $238,243
    Cash pay $147,711
  22. 22

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $242,057
    Cash pay $28,049
  23. 23

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $252,126
    Cash pay $28,049
  24. 24

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,305
  29. 29

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,578
  36. 36

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

    Gross charge
  38. 38

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,163
  42. 42

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

    Gross charge
  46. 46
    Gross charge
  47. 47

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,663
  48. 48

    Chester County Hospital

    West Chester, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,772
  49. 49

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

    Gross charge
  50. 50

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

    Gross charge
  51. 51

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

    Gross charge
  53. 53

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $24,380
  54. 54

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    Gross charge
  57. 57
    Gross charge
  58. 58

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $22,361
  59. 59
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $24,309
  60. 60
    Gross charge
  61. 61

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $37,163
  62. 62

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  67. 67
    Gross charge
  68. 68

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

    Gross charge
  71. 71

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

    Gross charge
  72. 72

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  73. 73

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,580
  74. 74

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

    Gross charge
  76. 76

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

    Gross charge
  79. 79

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    Gross charge
  80. 80

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    Gross charge
  81. 81

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    25 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,720
  82. 82

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    28 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,610
  83. 83

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,044
  84. 84

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

    Gross charge
  85. 85

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

    Gross charge
  86. 86

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  87. 87

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    Gross charge
  88. 88

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

    Gross charge
  90. 90

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge
  91. 91

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

    Gross charge
  92. 92

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

    Gross charge

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