CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,819

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $14,349–$24,252

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,931

About the fair price

about $112 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $17,819 This hospital $17,931 Hospital's list price $53,494

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,982 Priciest $17,931

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $17,819 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus charges insurers about $17,931 — about the fair price. Located in Brunswick, GA.

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	$17,579 - $41,297	125%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,579 - $37,980	125%
Aetnamajor	$17,931 - $45,470	128%
Cignamajor	$47,609	339%
Humanamajor	$17,579 - $47,609	125%
Ambetter (Centene)	$28,127	200%
CareSource	$17,579 - $26,369	125%
Clover Health	$17,931	128%
Devoted Health	$18,282	130%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$18,282 - $48,144

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus 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 Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus

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

Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc · Douglas $10,982
Bacon County Hospital · Alma $12,743
Northside Hospital Forsyth · Cumming $14,215
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital · Albany $14,820
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center · Hiram $15,030
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center · Roswell $15,139
Fairview Park Hospital · Dublin $15,181
Doctors Hospital · Augusta $15,224

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