CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Nkc Health

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$18,312

about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $12,604–$27,282

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$23,926

Above the fair price

about $5,614 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $18,312 This hospital $23,926

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $9,158 Priciest $23,926

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,312 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Nkc Health charges insurers about $23,926 — above the fair price. Located in North Kansas City, MO.

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 $18,312. 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.

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	$14,978 - $26,106	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,171 - $27,356	87%
Aetnamajor	$25,492 - $27,140	182%
Cignamajor	$22,915	163%
Humanamajor	$15,353	109%
Oscar Health	$20,070	143%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$25,076 - $33,169

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 Nkc 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

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 Nkc Health

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

The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $9,158
Mercy Hospital Lincoln · Troy $11,352
Mercy Hospital Perry · Perryville $11,596
Mercy Hospital Carthage · Carthage $12,006
Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $12,038
Long Term Acute Care Hospital Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph · Saint Joseph $12,038
St Mary's Medical Center · Blue Springs $14,076
St Joseph Medical Center · Kansas City $14,346

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