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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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Frandford Hospital Frankford SPU | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Underwood-memorial Hospital | Woodbury | Acute Care Hospital |
Ross Center for Orthopedics | Hainesport | Ortho Surgery Center |
Summit Surgical Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jennersville Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | West Grove | Ortho Surgery Center |
Temple Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Fort Washington | Ortho Surgery Center |
First State Orthopaedics (middletown) | Middletown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Surgery Center at Pennsylvania Hospital | Phila | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Temple Orthopedics @palmer Park | Phila | Ortho Surgery Center |
Deborah Heart and Lung Center | Browns Mills | Acute Care Hospital |
Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees | Voorhees | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center at Brinton Lake | Glen Mills | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Eastern Reg | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Q Corp Surgery Center | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Luke's Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Agnes Continuing Care Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware County Memorial Hospital | Drexel Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
Fellowship Spine Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ortho Surgery Center |
Frankford Hospitals - Torresdale Campus | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Abington Surgical Center | Willow Grove | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Crozer-chester Medical Center | Upland | Acute Care Hospital |
Springfield Ambulatory Surgery Center | Flourtown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
The Chester County Hospital | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Eagleville Hospital | Eagleville | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Suburban Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Chester County | Exton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chestnut Hill Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Orthopaedic Specialty Center | Willow Grove | Ortho Surgery Center |
Central Montgomery Medical Center | Lansdale | Acute Care Hospital |
Philadelphia Surgi Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
St Joseph's Hospital - Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Eastern Orthopaedic Institute | Media | Ortho Surgery Center |
Leonard Dzubow Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Limestone Ambulatory Surgery Center | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Kennedy Surgical Center | Sewell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital Short Procedure Unit | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Reconstructive Orthopedics | Lumberton | Ortho Surgery Center |
Center for Advanced Orthopaedics | East Norriton | Ortho Surgery Center |
Virtua Memorial Hospital Burlington County | Mount Holly | Acute Care Hospital |
Doylestown Surgery Center | Warrington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Surgical Center | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Millennium Surgical Center | Cherry Hill | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgical Center of South Jersey | Mount Laurel | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Doylestown Hospital | Doylestown | Acute Care Hospital |
Parkway Surgery Center | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Ctr of the Main Line | Wayne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Premier Orthopaedic of South Jersey | Woodbury | Ortho Surgery Center |
Regional Orthopedic Health Center | Philadelphia | Ortho Surgery Center |
First State Orthopaedics (Hockessin) | Hockessin | Ortho Surgery Center |
Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Pottstown | Acute Care Hospital |
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital | Darby | Acute Care Hospital |
Jennersville Regional Hospital | West Grove | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Hospital Medical Center | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Montgomery Surgery Center | Lansdale | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Best Impression Surgical Center | Norristown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Saint Francis Hospital | Wilmington | Acute Care Hospital |
Riddle Memorial Hospital | Media | Acute Care Hospital |
The Sally Balin Ambulatory Surgical Center | Media | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christiana Hospital | Newark | Acute Care Hospital |
Abington Memorial Hospital | Abington | Acute Care Hospital |
Red Lion Surgicenter | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Centennial Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Phoenixville Hospital | Phoenixville | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware Valley Orthopedic and Spine Surgicenter | Bala Cynwyd | Ortho Surgery Center |
Wills Eye | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Vantage Surgery Center | Medford | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Brandywine Institute of Orthopaedics | Pottstown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Voorhees Surgery Center | Voorhees | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ponzio Orthopedics | Sewell | Ortho Surgery Center |
Graduate Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Musculoskeletal Institute | Turnersville | Ortho Surgery Center |
First State Orhtopaedics (Harmony Plaza) | Newark | Ortho Surgery Center |
Bucks County Orthopedics | Langhorne | Ortho Surgery Center |
Saint Joseph's Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Paoli Hospital | Paoli | Acute Care Hospital |
Bryn Mawr Hospital | Bryn Mawr | Acute Care Hospital |
Wills Surgery Center of Bucks County | Warminster | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Tri-county Orthopaedic | Turnersville | Ortho Surgery Center |
Holy Redeemer Ambulatory Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Blue Bell Surgery Center | Blue Bell | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lankenau Hospital | Wynnewood | Acute Care Hospital |
Delaware Outpatient Center for Surgery | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
3b Orthopaedics of N J | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Paoli Surgery Center | Paoli | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Christiana Care Health Services, Cchs Short Procedure Unit | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Main Line Surgery Center | Bala Cynwyd | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Casscells Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | Wilmington | Ortho Surgery Center |
Makefield Orthopedics | Yardley | Ortho Surgery Center |
Memorial Ambulatory Surgery Center | Mount Holly | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Upper Bay Surgery Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Jeanes Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
South Jersey Healthcare Elmer Hospital | Elmer | Acute Care Hospital |
Saint Mary Medical Center | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
First State Orthopaedics (brandywine) | Wilmington | Ortho Surgery Center |
Union Hospital | Elkton | Acute Care Hospital |
Glasgow Ambulatory Surgery Center | Newark | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Ridley Crossings Surgical Center | Crum Lynne | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Center for Advanced Surgical Arts | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center In Wilmington | Wilmington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Pottstown Surgical Center | Pottstown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Delmar Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Wills Surgery Center of the Northeast | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Northeastern Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Valley Forge Medical Center and Hospital | Norristown | Acute Care Hospital |
Burlington Novacare | Burlington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Cooper University Hospital | Camden | Acute Care Hospital |
Grand View Hospital | Sellersville | Acute Care Hospital |
First State Orthopaedics (New Castle) | New Castle | Ortho Surgery Center |
Hahnemann University Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Kennedy Memorial Hospitals - University Medical Center | Cherry Hill | Acute Care Hospital |
The Surgery Center of Salem County | Salem | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Sports Medicine Institute | Pottstown | Ortho Surgery Center |
Trevose Specialty Care Surgical Center | Fort Washington | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Surgery Center of Pennsylvania | Havertown | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Barix Clinics of Pennsylvania | Langhorne | Acute Care Hospital |
Methodist Hospital | Philadelphia | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Chesapeake Bone and Joint Center | Elkton | Ortho Surgery Center |
Lourdes Medical Center of Burlington County | Willingboro | Acute Care Hospital |
Lifecare Hospitals of Chester County | West Chester | Acute Care Hospital |
Cherry Hill Orthopedic Surgeons | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
The Memorial Hospital of Salem County | Salem | Acute Care Hospital |
Main Line Spine Surgery Center | King Of Prussia | Ortho Surgery Center |
Summit Ambulatory Surgical Center | Elkton | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Huntingdon Valley Surgery Center | Huntingdon Valley | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Street Road Surgery Center | Trevose | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Turks Head Surgery Center | West Chester | Ambulatory Surgical Center |
Lower Bucks Hospital | Bristol | Acute Care Hospital |
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center | Meadowbrook | Acute Care Hospital |
Temple Orthopedics and Sports Medicine | Philadelphia | Ortho Surgery Center |
Roxborough Memorial Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Fox Chase Cancer Center | Philadelphia | Acute Care Hospital |
Garden State Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine | Cherry Hill | Ortho Surgery Center |
Brandywine Hospital | Coatesville | Acute Care Hospital |
Surgery Center of Chery Hill | Cherry Hill | 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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