CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Dallas County Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

No verified fair price for this procedure here

This hospital only published government or network rates for this billing code — not a standard commercial price — so we can’t show a verified fair-price comparison for it. What it charges each insurer is listed below; call the hospital’s billing office to confirm the actual charge.

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$2,198	16%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,277 - $3,514	16%
Ambetter (Centene)	$2,846	20%
CareSource	$2,846	20%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$2,846

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 Dallas County Medical Center 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.

Other Procedures at Dallas County Medical Center

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.