CMS Price Transparency Data

Total hip replacement

Facility: St Mary's Medical Center

Billing Code: 27130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$13,178

about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,860–$16,945

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,795

Above the fair price

about $2,617 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $13,178 This hospital $15,795 Cash price $12,796 Hospital's list price $22,225

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 $2,346 Priciest $15,795

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

A fair price for a Total hip replacement is about $13,178 (about 1.0× the $13,117 Medicare rate). St Mary's Medical Center charges insurers about $15,795, or about $12,796 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Blue Springs, 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 $13,178. 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$12,796 - $22,225	98%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$20,474 - $22,225	156%
Aetnamajor	$5,440 - $12,796	41%
Cignamajor	$12,796	98%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$12,796 - $22,225

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

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 12,796), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27130.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm St Mary's Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27130.
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 Mary's Medical Center

Compare: Total hip replacement at other MO hospitals

The Children's Mercy Hospital · Kansas City $2,346
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital · Saint Louis $3,809
SSM St Joseph Health Center · Saint Charles $4,368
SSM St Clare Health Center · Fenton $4,368
SSM Health Depaul Hospital St Louis · Bridgeton $4,368
SSM St Joseph Hospital West · Lake Saint Louis $4,368
Lafayette Regional Health Center · Lexington $8,849
Liberty Hospital · Liberty $9,601

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