CMS Price Transparency Data

Total hip replacement

Facility: Chi-St Vincent Infirmary

Billing Code: 27130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$12,375

about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $8,906–$13,547

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,442

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,933 under the fair price · 0.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $12,375 This hospital $8,442

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How this hospital compares to other AR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $3,324 Priciest $12,390

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

A fair price for a Total hip replacement is about $12,375 (about 0.9× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Chi-St Vincent Infirmary charges insurers about $8,442 — below the fair price — a good deal. 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	$9,928 - $12,600	76%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,233 - $13,270	93%
Aetnamajor	$3,324 - $12,845	25%
Cignamajor	$2,280 - $12,600	17%
Humanamajor	$2,912 - $12,600	22%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,831 - $17,951	29%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$726 - $6,955

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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27130.

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 CPT code 27130.
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: Total hip replacement at other AR hospitals

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