CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Kaleida Health

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,716

about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,207–$23,062

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$22,430

About the fair price

about $2,714 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $19,716 This hospital $22,430

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,437 Priciest $22,430

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $19,716 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Kaleida Health charges insurers about $22,430 — about the fair price. Located in Buffalo, NY.

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	$22,430 - $22,879	160%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$22,430	160%
Aetnamajor	$23,776 - $40,714	169%
Cignamajor	$22,430	160%
Fidelis Care	$23,551	168%
Independent Health	$21,667 - $22,430	154%
MagnaCare	$25,846 - $34,160	184%
UPMC Health Plan	$24,224	172%
WellCare	$22,430	160%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$21,981 - $27,958

Government programs also on file: 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, 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 Kaleida 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.

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Other Procedures at Kaleida Health

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

Community Memorial Hospital, Inc · Hamilton $11,437
Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $14,030
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $14,030
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall · Newburgh $16,352
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $16,502
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $16,578
Glens Falls Hospital · Glens Falls $17,096
Geneva General Hospital · Geneva $17,152

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