Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: MUSC Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $19,411 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). MUSC Medical Center charges insurers about $20,340 — about the fair price. Located in Charleston, SC.
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
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 | $18,921 - $60,301 | 135% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $18,921 - $41,999 | 135% |
| Aetnamajor | $18,921 | 135% |
| Cignamajor | $19,299 | 137% |
| Humanamajor | $18,921 | 135% |
| Clover Health | $19,299 | 137% |
| Molina | $19,299 - $20,813 | 137% |
| WellCare | $19,299 | 137% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $20,340 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Medical Center
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital · Sumter $10,535
- Anmed Health · Anderson $11,193
- Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $11,420
- McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $13,303
- MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $13,529
- Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $13,642
- Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $13,809
- Prisma Health Patewood Hospital · Greenville $14,493
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.