Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: St Vincent's Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CT hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CT hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $20,160 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). St Vincent's Medical Center charges insurers about $21,665, or about $70,028 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bridgeport, CT.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $9,903 - $22,840 | 71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $9,903 - $27,320 | 71% |
| Aetnamajor | $10,151 - $26,300 | 72% |
| Cignamajor | $24,000 | 171% |
| Molina | $9,903 - $28,700 | 71% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $9,903 | 71% |
| WellCare | $10,101 | 72% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $9,903 |
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Other Procedures at St Vincent's Medical Center
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other CT hospitals
- William W Backus Hospital · Norwich $9,169
- Charlotte Hungerford Hospital · Torrington $13,013
- Midstate Medical Center · Meriden $19,321
- Windham Community Memorial Hospital · Willimantic $20,120
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut · New Britain $21,405
- Hartford Hospital · Hartford $24,813
- John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connect · Farmington $28,748
- Bristol Hospital · Bristol $30,722
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.