CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,523

about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $14,384–$17,876

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,785

About the fair price

about $262 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $15,523 This hospital $15,785

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

Highest price of the 9 AR hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $12,410 Priciest $15,785

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $15,523 (about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Chi-St Vincent Infirmary charges insurers about $15,785 — about the fair price. Located in Little Rock, AR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$14,013 - $24,387	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,605 - $15,914	97%
Aetnamajor	$14,286 - $15,927	102%
Cignamajor	$14,013 - $21,191	100%
Humanamajor	$14,013 - $24,906	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$13,605 - $22,018	97%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$18,478

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price, before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Chi-St Vincent Infirmary is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 470.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other AR hospitals

Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $12,410
Baxter Health · Mountain Home $13,171
Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $13,351
National Park Medical Center · Hot Springs $13,511
Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $13,943
Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $14,282
Conway Regional Medical Center, Inc · Conway $14,482
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $14,651

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.