Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $22,380 (about 1.6× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Memorialcare Orange Coast Medical Center charges insurers about $25,513 — about the fair price. Located in Fountain Valley, 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
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 | $19,258 - $55,011 | 137% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $18,873 - $44,460 | 134% |
| Aetnamajor | $27,298 - $53,757 | 194% |
| Cignamajor | $37,229 - $58,522 | 265% |
| Humanamajor | $19,258 | 137% |
| Health Net | $19,258 - $51,559 | 137% |
| Molina | $19,836 | 141% |
| SelectHealth | $25,999 | 185% |
| WellCare | $19,258 | 137% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $18,295 - $47,568 |
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Other Procedures at Memorialcare Orange Coast 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
- French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $17,727
- Fresno Surgical Hospital · Fresno $17,982
- Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $18,197
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.