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