Shoulder replacement cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total shoulder replacement as an inpatient: from $755.70 to $1,977.84, with a median of $1,159.29. The lowest listed price is at Bluffton Regional Medical Center — $403.59 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $2,522.25 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 23472, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 23472,AS RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $755.70 | $1,374.00 | $410.83–$1,236.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center lowest Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 23472,80 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $755.70 | $1,374.00 | $410.83–$1,236.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 23472,AS RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $835.20 | $1,856.00 | $551.23–$1,670.40 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 23472,80 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $835.20 | $1,856.00 | $551.23–$1,670.40 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 23472,RT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,483.38 | $5,494.00 | $1,483.38–$5,494.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 23472,LT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,483.38 | $5,494.00 | $1,483.38–$5,494.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN 23472 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,483.38 | $5,494.00 | $1,483.38–$5,494.00 | 73% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 23472,LT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,977.84 | $5,494.00 | $1,384.36–$4,944.60 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 23472,RT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,977.84 | $5,494.00 | $1,384.36–$4,944.60 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 23472 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $1,977.84 | $5,494.00 | $1,384.36–$4,944.60 | 64% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 23472,RT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $2,472.30 | $5,494.00 | $1,631.72–$4,944.60 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 23472,LT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $2,472.30 | $5,494.00 | $1,631.72–$4,944.60 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 23472 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $2,472.30 | $5,494.00 | $1,631.72–$4,944.60 | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 23472,LT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $3,021.70 | $5,494.00 | $1,642.71–$4,944.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 23472,RT RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $3,021.70 | $5,494.00 | $1,642.71–$4,944.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 23472 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $3,021.70 | $5,494.00 | $1,642.71–$4,944.60 | 45% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $755.70, median $1,159.29, highest $1,977.84 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $1,483.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 23472 ($6,045.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN23472,AS RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $494.64 | file |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN23472,80 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $494.64 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN23472,AS RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $501.12 | file |
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center Fort Wayne, IN23472,80 RECONSTRUCT SHOULDER JOINT | $501.12 | file |