CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,372

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $15,037–$23,797

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,369

About the fair price

about $3 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,372 This hospital $18,369

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $9,376 Priciest $18,369

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,372 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Bay charges insurers about $18,369 — about the fair price. Located in Panama City, FL.

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	$11,417	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$20,380 - $40,699	145%
Aetnamajor	$11,643 - $50,085	83%
Cignamajor	$11,580	82%
Humanamajor	$11,643	83%
Ambetter (Centene)	$18,652	133%
Cigna HealthSpring	$11,530	82%
HealthPartners	$13,527	96%
Oscar Health	$18,087	129%
WellCare	$11,304	80%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$11,304 - $25,435

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Ascension Sacred Heart Bay 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Bay

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

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center · Palm Beach Gardens $9,376
Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $11,614
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf · Port Saint Joe $11,774
Sacred Heart Hospital · Pensacola $12,400
Jay Hospital · Jay $14,553
Gulf Breeze Hospital · Gulf Breeze $14,745
Villages Regional Hospital, The · The Villages $15,040
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid · Saint Petersburg $15,054

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