CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$21,127

about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $14,149–$41,224

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,718

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,409 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $21,127 This hospital $14,718

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $14,718 Priciest $20,378

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 $21,127 (about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland charges insurers about $14,718 — below the fair price — a good deal. 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.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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	$20,205	144%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$25,867	184%
Aetnamajor	$17,618	125%
Ambetter (Centene)	$14,689	105%
Health Net	$14,718	105%
Moda Health	$14,718 - $18,064	105%
Providence Health Plan	$14,718	105%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$14,718 - $19,823

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 Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland 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 Shriners Hospital for Children - Portland

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

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
Providence Medford Medical Center · Medford $20,378

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