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.
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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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
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.