CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,524

about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $9,532–$21,580

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,455

About the fair price

about $69 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $20,524 This hospital $20,455

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,883 Priciest $20,455

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $20,524 (about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $20,455 — about the fair price. Located in Ruidoso, NM.

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	$15,912 - $32,489	113%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,912 - $33,838	113%
Aetnamajor	$16,065 - $43,713	114%
Cignamajor	$16,065 - $27,215	114%
Humanamajor	$18,692	133%
Molina	$18,349 - $28,932	131%
Presbyterian	$9,483 - $30,949	68%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$15,912 - $18,863

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, 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 Lincoln County Medical Center 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 Lincoln County Medical Center

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

Alta Vista Regional Hospital · Las Vegas $13,883
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $13,892
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $14,747
Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $15,397
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $15,647
Carlsbad Medical Center · Carlsbad $15,892
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $17,989
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $19,013

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