CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: French Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,522

about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $18,192–$25,851

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,727

About the fair price

about $1,795 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $19,522 This hospital $17,727

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $9,517 Priciest $18,312

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $19,522 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $17,727 — about the fair price. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$7,685 - $18,082	55%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,727	126%
Aetnamajor	$17,727	126%
Humanamajor	$17,727	126%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$17,727	126%
Health Net	$17,727	126%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$17,727

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 French Hospital 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.

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Other Procedures at French Hospital Medical Center

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

Patients' Hospital of Redding · Redding $9,517
College Medical Center · Long Beach $12,743
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center · San Jose $15,669
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $17,291
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif · Sacramento $17,574
Fresno Surgical Hospital · Fresno $17,982
Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $18,197
San Dimas Community Hospital · San Dimas $18,312

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