CMS Price Transparency Data

Total hip replacement

Facility: Highland Hospital

Billing Code: 27130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$3,147

about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $1,597–$18,319

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,904

Well above the fair price

about $16,757 over the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $3,147 This hospital $19,904

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,702 Priciest $19,904

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

A fair price for a Total hip replacement is about $3,147 (about 0.2× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Highland Hospital charges insurers about $19,904 — well above the fair price. Located in Rochester, NY.

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 $3,147. 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.

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	$16,551	126%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$16,026 - $22,839	122%
Aetnamajor	$17,600	134%
Cignamajor	$27,218	208%
Humanamajor	$17,495	133%
MVP Health Care	$21,630 - $27,218	165%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$16,026

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27130.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Highland Hospital 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 Highland Hospital

Compare: Total hip replacement at other NY hospitals

Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center · Niagara Falls $2,702
Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $2,954
Brooks-Tlc Hospital System, Inc · Dunkirk $3,327
Arnot Ogden Medical Center · Elmira $3,804
Metropolitan Hospital Center · New York $4,237
Harlem Hospital Center · New York $4,254
Jacobi Medical Center · Bronx $4,265
South Brooklyn Health · Brooklyn $4,323

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