Knee replacement Cost in Atlanta, GA (2026)

Prices at 4 hospitals in Atlanta, GA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $37,579 — 3% above the US median ($36,604), roughly 2.1× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
Piedmont Hospital, Inc	Atlanta, GA	$37,579	$28,417	★ 4/5	254 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$125,262

Cash / self-pay

$37,579

Insurer-negotiated

$29,496

Medicare pays

$18,054

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $37,579 — about 2.1× the Medicare rate ($18,054). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $125,262 list price could save about $87,683 (70%).

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Doctors who perform this in Atlanta

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Mark Hanna, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	161
Jeffrey Peretz, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	111
Stephen Smith, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	103
Thomas Bradbury, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	100
Greg Erens, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	84
Tiffany Gibbert, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Atlanta, GA	74
Oren Goltzer, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	73
Jessica Scott, PA	Physician Assistant	Atlanta, GA	67
Lauren Brown	Physician Assistant	Atlanta, GA	62
James Roberson, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	55
John Henry, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	48
Anuj Gupta, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Atlanta, GA	43

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