CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Forbes Hospital

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,179

about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,991–$20,802

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,432

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,747 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $16,179 This hospital $14,432

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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 $14,432

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 $16,179 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Forbes Hospital charges insurers about $14,432 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Monroeville, 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	$13,363 - $14,432	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,071 - $24,880	50%
Aetnamajor	$13,898 - $31,899	99%
Cignamajor	$14,299 - $31,284	102%
Humanamajor	$14,165	101%
AmeriHealth	$14,031	100%
Geisinger	$14,031 - $20,585	100%
Medical Mutual	$31,284	223%
Molina	$14,566	104%
+ 7 smaller / regional plans	$13,363 - $30,940

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 MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 470.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Forbes Hospital 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 Forbes Hospital

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.