CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Alexius Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,826

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $15,201–$24,177

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,048

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,778 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,826 This hospital $13,048

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other IL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $12,226 Priciest $14,934

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,826 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). St Alexius Medical Center charges insurers about $13,048 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Hoffman Estates, IL.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$1,920 - $13,178	14%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,921 - $17,223	42%
Aetnamajor	$2,046 - $13,700	15%
Humanamajor	$13,048	93%
Ambetter (Centene)	$21,137	151%
Bright Health	$16,310	116%
Meridian	$2,046	15%
Molina	$13,439	96%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$2,046 - $20,224

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 St Alexius Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

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Other Procedures at St Alexius Medical Center

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

Blessing Hospital · Quincy $12,226
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 · Elk Grove Village $12,827
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · Chicago $13,087
Crawford Memorial Hospital · Robinson $13,322
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital · Geneva $14,316
Edward Hospital · Naperville $14,765
Northwest Community Hospital 1 · Arlington Heights $14,777
Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers · Morris $14,934

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