CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,372

about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,014–$17,654

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,084

About the fair price

about $1,288 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $15,372 This hospital $14,084

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,892 Priciest $14,084

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $15,372 (about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc charges insurers about $14,084 — about the fair price. Located in Wichita, KS.

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	$11,337 - $31,122	81%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,337	81%
Aetnamajor	$12,420 - $18,538	88%
Humanamajor	$11,115 - $25,665	79%
Medica	$10,731	76%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$11,115 - $24,133

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 Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc 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 Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc

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

Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park · Overland Park $8,892
Children's Mercy South · Overland Park $9,956
Scott County Hospital · Scott City $10,421
William Newton Hospital · Winfield $10,421
Holton Community Hospital · Holton $11,434
Manhattan Surgical Hospital LLC · Manhattan $11,941
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC · Wichita $12,600
Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas · Galena $13,110

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