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