CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Saint Joseph East

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,355

about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,659–$15,936

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,231

About the fair price

about $124 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $15,355 This hospital $15,231

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,915 Priciest $15,231

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $15,355 (about 1.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph East charges insurers about $15,231 — about the fair price. Located in Lexington, KY.

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	$14,364 - $30,496	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,786 - $28,286	105%
Aetnamajor	$12,674 - $15,268	90%
Cignamajor	$15,730	112%
Humanamajor	$14,082 - $23,596	100%
CareSource	$29,646	211%
Molina	$14,364 - $15,564	102%
WellCare	$14,364 - $14,823	102%

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 Saint Joseph East 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 Saint Joseph East

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

T J Samson Community Hospital · Glasgow $8,915
Murray-Calloway County Hospital · Murray $12,980
Georgetown Community Hospital · Georgetown $13,126
Bourbon Community Hospital · Paris $13,289
Saint Joseph London · London $13,485
Clark Regional Medical Center · Winchester $13,488
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $13,578
Jackson Purchase Medical Center · Mayfield $13,925

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