CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,500

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $11,766–$26,496

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$33,214

Well above the fair price

about $14,714 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,500 This hospital $33,214 Cash price $56,251

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $7,442 Priciest $33,214

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,500 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia charges insurers about $33,214, or about $56,251 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Livonia, MI.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $18,500. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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	$14,552	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,846 - $45,903	99%
Aetnamajor	$13,846 - $30,475	99%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$45,903	327%
CareSource	$33,214	236%
GEHA	$30,475	217%
Molina	$18,367	131%
Priority Health	$29,719 - $33,021	212%
+ 15 smaller / regional plans	$2,000 - $45,903

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 56,251), 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 Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia 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

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia

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

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