Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Merit Health Central
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,661 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Merit Health Central charges insurers about $20,525 — about the fair price. Located in Jackson, MS.
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
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 | $20,007 - $26,702 | 142% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23,322 | 166% |
| Aetnamajor | $20,606 | 147% |
| Cignamajor | $15,508 - $20,407 | 110% |
| Humanamajor | $20,007 | 142% |
| Devoted Health | $20,407 | 145% |
| Molina | $20,407 - $20,971 | 145% |
| WellCare | $20,788 | 148% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $2,838 - $40,760 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Central
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other MS hospitals
- Singing River Gulfport · Gulfport $14,180
- King's Daughters Medical Center-Brookhaven · Brookhaven $14,193
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $14,390
- Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo · Yazoo City $14,707
- Bmh-Calhoun · Calhoun City $14,707
- Baptist Medical Center Attala · Kosciusko $14,707
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $15,336
- University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada · Grenada $15,378
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.