The average cost of six total joint replacements have changed by thousands of dollars between 2018 and 2024.
Using Medicare's procedure price lookup, here is a comparison of the average procedure costs of six joint replacement procedures in ASCs in 2018 versus that of 2024:
1. Arthroplasty, knee, tibial plateau (27440)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $5,835
• Average total cost: $7,294
• Amount patient pays on average: $1,459
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $7,391
• Average total cost: $9,240
• Amount patient pays on average: $1,847
2. Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscus repair (29882)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $1,024
• Average total cost: $2,280
• Amount patient pays on average: $256
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $1,762
• Average total cost: $2,202
• Amount patient pays on average: $439
3. Total disc arthroplasty with discectomy (22856)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $8,970
• Average total cost: $11,213
• Amount patient pays on average: $2,243
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $11,836
• Average total cost: $14,795
• Amount patient pays on average: $2,958
4. Sacroiliac joint fusion (27279)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $9,965
• Average total cost: $12,456
• Amount patient pays on average: $2,491
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $12,394
• Average total cost: $15,494
• Amount patient pays on average: $3,098
5. Anterior cervical discectomy (22551)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $5,870
• Average total cost: $7,337
• Amount patient pays on average: $1,467
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $8,440
• Average total cost: $10,550
• Amount patient pays on average: $2,109
6. Laminotomy foraminotomy decompression (63030)
2018:
• Average Medicare pays: $2,177
• Average total cost: $2,721
• Amount patient pays on average: $544
2024:
• Average Medicare pays: $3,443
• Average total cost: $4,303
• Amount patient pays on average: $860