Knee replacement Cost in Fort Wayne, IN (2026)

Prices at 3 hospitals in Fort Wayne, IN, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $47,429 — 30% above the US median ($36,604), roughly 2.6× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
St Joseph Health System, Llc	Fort Wayne, IN	$47,429	$38,989	★ 4/5	121 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)

Cash / self-pay

$47,429

Insurer-negotiated

$25,375

Medicare pays

$18,054

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $47,429 — about 2.6× the Medicare rate ($18,054). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($36,108).

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Doctors who perform this in Fort Wayne

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
William Berghoff, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Fort Wayne, IN	134
Andrew Bollier, PA	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	119
John Paul Manalo, M.D.	Orthopedic Surgery	Fort Wayne, IN	69
Joseph Compton	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	64
Jonathan Lynch	Orthopedic Surgery	Fort Wayne, IN	62
Jerald Cooper, M.D.	Sports Medicine	Fort Wayne, IN	58
Michael Lee, MD	Orthopedic Surgery	Fort Wayne, IN	58
Matthew Bohren	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	54
Cayla Vorndran, PA	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	52
Nathaniel Roach, PA	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	52
Stephen Wright, MD	Sports Medicine	Fort Wayne, IN	51
Adam Pratt, PA-C	Physician Assistant	Fort Wayne, IN	47

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