CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$22,620

about 1.6× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $17,918–$32,728

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$21,439

About the fair price

about $1,181 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $22,620 This hospital $21,439

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $14,718 Priciest $21,439

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $22,620 (about 1.6× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $21,439 — about the fair price. Located in Portland, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$19,893 - $43,244	142%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$20,280 - $39,709	144%
Aetnamajor	$20,280 - $53,045	144%
Cignamajor	$21,245	151%
Humanamajor	$20,280	144%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$19,314 - $38,628	138%
Devoted Health	$20,280	144%
Health Net	$20,473	146%
Moda Health	$21,632 - $46,713	154%
PacificSource	$20,859 - $36,823	149%
Providence Health Plan	$38,628	275%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$19,893 - $33,939

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 Legacy Good Samaritan 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 Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center

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

Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland · Portland $14,718
Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $16,389
St Charles Medical Center - Bend · Bend $16,774
Mid-Columbia Medical Center · The Dalles $16,845
Providence Newberg Medical Center · Newberg $17,666
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center · Tualatin $18,333
Sky Lakes Medical Center · Klamath Falls $19,733
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center · Gresham $20,333

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