CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,800

about 1.8× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $15,798–$34,956

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$25,292

About the fair price

about $492 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $24,800 This hospital $25,292 Cash price $32,915 Hospital's list price $109,715

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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 $25,292

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 $24,800 (about 1.8× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside charges insurers about $25,292, or about $32,915 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, GA.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$12,504 - $56,316	89%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$30,754 - $47,619	219%
Aetnamajor	$36,292	258%
Cignamajor	$17,399 - $25,292	124%
Ambetter (Centene)	$11,965	85%
CareSource	$25,725	183%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$12,683 - $38,291

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 (about 32,915), 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 Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside 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 Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside

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.