Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 IA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $16,840 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center charges insurers about $18,070, or about $55,795 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Des Moines, IA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $14,035 - $25,971 | 100% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13,897 | 99% |
| Aetnamajor | $13,760 | 98% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $23,588 | 168% |
| GEHA | $23,328 | 166% |
| Medica | $13,244 | 94% |
| Oscar Health | $18,070 | 129% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $13,244 - $28,221 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
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Other Procedures at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other IA hospitals
- Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $12,978
- Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $13,111
- Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $13,242
- St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $14,029
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $14,100
- Allen Hospital · Waterloo $14,206
- Finley Hospital · Dubuque $14,734
- Spencer Municipal Hospital · Spencer $14,970
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.