CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Alomere Health

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,112

about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $14,536–$22,663

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,527

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,585 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $17,112 This hospital $14,527

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 MN hospitals compared.

Cheapest $7,536 Priciest $15,480

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $17,112 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Alomere Health charges insurers about $14,527 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Alexandria, MN.

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	$14,527	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,527	103%
Aetnamajor	$14,527	103%
Humanamajor	$14,527	103%
HealthPartners	$14,527	103%
Medica	$6,190 - $14,527	44%
Sanford Health Plan	$14,527	103%
UCare	$14,527 - $16,706	103%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$15,253

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Alomere Health 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 Alomere Health

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

Kittson Healthcare · Hallock $7,536
Lakewood Health System · Staples $7,914
Winona Health Services · Winona $14,361
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital · Willmar $14,661
Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $14,971
North Memorial Health Hospital · Robbinsdale $15,043
Hutchinson Health · Hutchinson $15,337
Lakeview Memorial Hospital · Stillwater $15,480

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