CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,010

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,582–$28,176

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,614

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,396 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,010 This hospital $11,614

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $9,376 Priciest $15,116

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 $18,010 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast charges insurers about $11,614 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Miramar Beach, 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	$11,500 - $17,296	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$2,105 - $17,596	15%
Aetnamajor	$11,728 - $44,626	84%
Cignamajor	$11,580	82%
Humanamajor	$11,728	84%
Ambetter (Centene)	$18,788	134%
Cigna HealthSpring	$11,614	83%
Oscar Health	$18,218	130%
WellCare	$11,386	81%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$11,386 - $25,619

Government programs also on file: Medicare, 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 Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast 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 Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast

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

Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center · Palm Beach Gardens $9,376
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
Baptist Hospital · Pensacola $15,116

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