CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Carson Valley Health

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,130

about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $11,140–$26,054

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$23,686

Above the fair price

about $3,556 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $20,130 This hospital $23,686

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NV hospitals

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

Cheapest $15,788 Priciest $23,686

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $20,130 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Carson Valley Health charges insurers about $23,686 — above the fair price. Located in Gardnerville, NV.

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 $20,130. 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.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$5,408	39%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$21,374 - $25,998	152%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$6,334 - $8,446

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 Carson Valley 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 (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Carson Valley Health

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

Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus · Las Vegas $15,788
Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus · Henderson $15,792
Northern Nevada Medical Center · Sparks $18,884
Summerlin Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $19,246
Spring Valley Hospital Medical Center · Las Vegas $19,246
Henderson Hospital · Henderson $19,246
West Henderson Hospital · Henderson $19,246
Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital · Elko $19,607

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