Surgery and procedures CPT 23472 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Shoulder replacement cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for total shoulder replacement as an inpatient: from $2,006.25 to $2,457.24, with a median of $2,231.75. The lowest listed price is at Southwest General Health Center — $225.50 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $11,003.40 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 23472, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$2,006.25Southwest General Health Center
Median$2,231.75half pay less
Highest$2,457.24in this market
Difference1.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $2,006.25Highest $2,457.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Southwest General Health Center lowest Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 ARTHROPLASTY, GLENOHUMERAL JOINT; TOTAL $2,006.25 $2,675.00 $720.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Arthroplasty, Glenohumeral Joint; Total Shoulder $2,457.24 $7,020.69 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $2,006.25, median $2,231.75, highest $2,457.24 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $4,393.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A total shoulder replacement replaces the ball and socket of the shoulder with artificial parts.

What the price covers

The hospital price usually covers the operating room, recovery and supplies. The surgeon and anesthesia usually bill separately.