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Procedure | Price Range | |
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Knee Replacement (Total) Cost Average | $12,500 - $34,300 | Free Quote |
Facility | City | Type |
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Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
First State Orthopaedics (Hockessin) | Hockessin | Ortho Surgery Center |
Virtua Memorial Hospital Burlington County | Mount Holly | Acute Care Hospital |
Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Francis Hospital | Wilmington | Acute Care Hospital |
The Memorial Hospital of Salem County | Salem | Acute Care Hospital |
Eagleville Hospital | Eagleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Millennium Surgical Center | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Makefield Orthopedics | Yardley | Ortho Surgery Center |
Paoli Surgery Center | Paoli | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cooper University Hospital | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center of South Jersey | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Methodist Hospital | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Agnes Continuing Care Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Musculoskeletal Institute | Turnersville | Ortho Surgery Center |
Christiana Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Grand View Hospital | Sellersville | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Jersey Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Premier Orthopaedic of South Jersey | Woodbury | Ortho Surgery Center |
Upper Bay Surgery Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Pennsylvania | Havertown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Joseph's Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Fort Washington | Ortho Surgery Center |
Wills Surgery Center In Wilmington | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ponzio Orthopedics | Sewell | Ortho Surgery Center |
Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Red Lion Surgicenter | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Blue Bell Surgery Center | Blue Bell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center at Pennsylvania Hospital | Phila | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
3b Orthopaedics of N J | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington | Acute Care Hospital |
Regional Orthopedic Health Center | Philadelphia | Ortho Surgery Center |
Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sports Medicine Institute | Pottstown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Limestone Ambulatory Surgery Center | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Paoli Hospital | Paoli | Acute Care Hospital |
Union Hospital | Elkton | Acute Care Hospital |
Street Road Surgery Center | Trevose | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Surgery Center at Brinton Lake | Glen Mills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eastern Orthopaedic Institute | Media | Ortho Surgery Center |
Doylestown Surgery Center | Warrington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Surgical Center | Pottstown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Tri-county Orthopaedic | Turnersville | Ortho Surgery Center |
Kennedy Memorial Hospitals - University Medical Center | Cherry Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Brandywine Hospital | Coatesville | Acute Care Hospital |
First State Orthopaedics (New Castle) | New Castle | Ortho Surgery Center |
Fellowship Spine Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ortho Surgery Center |
Kennedy Surgical Center | Sewell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Reconstructive Orthopedics | Lumberton | Ortho Surgery Center |
Cherry Hill Orthopedic Surgeons | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Jennersville Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | West Grove | Ortho Surgery Center |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Lankenau Hospital | Wynnewood | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Salem County | Salem | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees | Voorhees | Acute Care Hospital |
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Pottstown | Acute Care Hospital |
Frankford Hospitals - Torresdale Campus | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Chester County | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Chester County Hospital | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Reg | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Vantage Surgery Center | Medford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeastern Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
First State Orthopaedics (brandywine) | Wilmington | Ortho Surgery Center |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Graduate Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Orthopaedic Specialty Center | Willow Grove | Ortho Surgery Center |
Chesapeake Bone and Joint Center | Elkton | Ortho Surgery Center |
First State Orthopaedics (middletown) | Middletown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Ridley Crossings Surgical Center | Crum Lynne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Underwood-memorial Hospital | Woodbury | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Orthopedics @palmer Park | Phila | Ortho Surgery Center |
Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Suburban Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Philadelphia | Ortho Surgery Center |
First State Orhtopaedics (Harmony Plaza) | Newark | Ortho Surgery Center |
Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center | Mount Holly | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Abington Surgical Center | Willow Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Advanced Surgical Arts | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Deborah Heart and Lung Center | Browns Mills | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Surgery Center | Lansdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christiana Care Health Services, Cchs Short Procedure Unit | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown | Acute Care Hospital |
Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol | Acute Care Hospital |
Summit Surgical Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Bucks County Orthopedics | Langhorne | Ortho Surgery Center |
Burlington Novacare | Burlington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Eye | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center of Chery Hill | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Voorhees Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Spine Surgery Center | King Of Prussia | Ortho Surgery Center |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Ctr of the Main Line | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital | Elmer | Acute Care Hospital |
Delmar Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of Bucks County | Warminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Parkway Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital | Darby | Acute Care Hospital |
Q Corp Surgery Center | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Crozer-chester Medical Center | Upland | Acute Care Hospital |
Best Impression Surgical Center | Norristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware County Memorial Hospital | Drexel Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delaware Valley Orthopedic and Spine Surgicenter | Bala Cynwyd | Ortho Surgery Center |
Ross Center for Orthopedics | Hainesport | Ortho Surgery Center |
St Joseph's Hospital - Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden State Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Brandywine Institute of Orthopaedics | Pottstown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Philadelphia Surgi Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Central Montgomery Medical Center | Lansdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Glasgow Ambulatory Surgery Center | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center | Fort Washington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Turks Head Surgery Center | West Chester | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Leonard Dzubow Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | Acute Care Hospital |
Main Line Surgery Center | Bala Cynwyd | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Casscells Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | Wilmington | Ortho Surgery Center |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Centennial Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Center for Advanced Orthopaedics | East Norriton | Ortho Surgery Center |
Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center | Flourtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Frandford Hospital Frankford SPU | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Knee Replacement Surgery Cost and Procedure Introduction
Knee replacement surgery, sometimes called total knee replacement or TKR, is an option for people who have knee pain or loss of mobility. Osteoarthritis is the most common reason, but injuries — fractures, torn cartilage and torn ligaments — may also lead to degeneration which is cause for knee replacement. This procedure is usually only considered after more conservative measures — anti-inflammatory medication, bracing, physical therapy, prescription pain medication and restrictions in activity — have been exhausted with little or no improvement. This procedure is performed under general anesthetic. Patients typically stay in the hospital for several days after the surgery and can return to normal activities after six weeks, though you will have to avoid high-impact activities after a knee replacement.
Patient Preparation for Knee Replacement Surgery
A physical examination will be performed along with blood or other diagnostic tests — X-rays, MRIs, etc. It is particularly important to inform the physician of all medications or vitamins taken regularly or if you are pregnant (or think you might be pregnant). Tell your doctor if you have heart, lung or other medical conditions that may need special attention and, finally, if you have a history of bleeding disorders or if you are taking any anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, aspirin or other medications that affect blood clotting. You will be given instructions in advance that will outline what you should and should not do in preparation for the surgery; be sure to read and follow those instructions. You will be asked to fast for eight hours before the procedure, generally after midnight. You will need to make arrangements for transportation after the surgery is complete. If you are given a prescription for pain medication, have it filled prior to surgery.
What to Expect During and After Knee Replacement Surgery
The surgery itself usually takes about two hours, but the preparation and recovery time may have several hours. An intravenous line is inserted into the arm to administer a sedative and a painkiller. Your heart rate, blood pressure, respiratory rate and oxygen level will be monitored during the procedure. The procedure is done while you are under general anesthesia (unconscious and pain-free). Typically, knee replacement surgery is performed by an orthopedic surgeon. Once unconscious, the surgeon will make an incision down the middle of the knee, eight to 10 inches long. The ends of the tibia and femur are then and prepared for the prosthetic. The new knee components are then attached to the bones using bone cement, and the surgeon will then test for fit and mobility. Finally, the incision will be stitched closed.
After surgery, you will be taken to the recovery room for observation. Once your blood pressure, pulse, and breathing are stable and you are alert, you will be taken to your hospital room. Patients stay in the hospital from one to three days, when pain can be managed without IV pain medication and the patient can safely use crutches or a walker. Before being discharged, you will be given instructions about care for your incisions, limits on activities and what you should do to aid your recovery. If you notice any of the following, call the number the hospital gave you: Fever, excessive sweating, difficulty urinating, redness, bleeding or worsening pain.
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