CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,392

about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $16,866–$25,753

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,893

About the fair price

about $1,499 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $19,392 This hospital $17,893

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,221 Priciest $17,893

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $19,392 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton charges insurers about $17,893 — about the fair price. Located in Hazleton, PA.

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	$14,370 - $33,234	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,567 - $25,813	97%
Aetnamajor	$14,508 - $32,221	103%
Cignamajor	$14,231 - $22,532	101%
Humanamajor	$14,646	104%
Ambetter (Centene)	$31,849	227%
AmeriHealth	$14,231	101%
Devoted Health	$14,646	104%
Geisinger	$14,093 - $31,170	100%
HealthPartners	$14,508 - $24,576	103%
UPMC Health Plan	$14,646 - $30,931	104%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$14,231 - $37,488

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 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton 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 Lehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton

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

Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $13,221
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $13,535
Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $13,726
Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $13,765
Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $13,776
Advanced Surgical Hospital · Washington $13,991
Ahn Wexford Hospital · Wexford $14,185
Punxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney $14,210

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