CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,464

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $14,491–$23,217

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,774

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,690 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,464 This hospital $11,774

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 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 $18,464 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $11,774 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Port Saint Joe, 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	$11,545 - $18,979	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$9,333 - $17,170	66%
Aetnamajor	$11,774 - $50,085	84%
Cignamajor	$11,580	82%
Humanamajor	$11,774	84%
Ambetter (Centene)	$18,860	134%
Cigna HealthSpring	$11,659	83%
Oscar Health	$18,289	130%
WellCare	$11,431	81%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$11,431 - $25,719

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 Gulf 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 Gulf

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
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.