CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Garden City Hospital

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,740

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $11,542–$24,589

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,707

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,033 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,740 This hospital $14,707 Cash price $17,540

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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 $14,707

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 $18,740 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Garden City Hospital charges insurers about $14,707, or about $17,540 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Garden City, MI.

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	$14,707 - $17,541	105%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,707 - $34,912	105%
Aetnamajor	$14,707	105%
Humanamajor	$14,707	105%
Priority Health	$14,707 - $23,041	105%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$7,650 - $28,065

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

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 17,540), 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 Garden City Hospital 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 Garden City Hospital

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

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