How Much Does Medicare Pay For A Knee Replacement?

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2 responses to “How Much Does Medicare Pay For A Knee Replacement?”

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   March 22, 2014

   Bob Vineyard

   The cost of complete knee replacement is about $45,000. The Medicare allowance is in the $11,000 range.

   A partial knee replacement is about half that amount.

   As Rick indicated, a good Medigap plan could reduce your out of pocket cost to $0 if you had Medicare supplement plan F. A little more with a different plan.
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   May 23, 2013

   Rick Bronstein

   The actual amount Medicare pays is not an issue.  The only question is will all providers including surgeon, hospital, labs, etc. participate in the Medicare system.

   In the absence of a supplement to pay all or part of these charges, there will be a hospital deductible charged along with 80% of professional services.

   Rick