Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Cherokee Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
On the higher side — 6 of 8 other SC hospitals charge less.
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 $16,201 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Cherokee Medical Center charges insurers about $13,809 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gaffney, 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 | $13,293 - $65,924 | 95% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12,906 - $49,166 | 92% |
| Aetnamajor | $13,422 | 96% |
| Cignamajor | $13,809 - $58,176 | 98% |
| Humanamajor | $12,906 | 92% |
| Devoted Health | $13,293 | 95% |
| Health Net | $58,735 | 418% |
| Molina | $13,551 - $30,862 | 96% |
| SelectHealth | $13,551 | 96% |
| WellCare | $13,551 | 96% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $13,551 |
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Other Procedures at Cherokee 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
- Prisma Health Patewood Hospital · Greenville $14,493
- Shriners Hospitals for Children · Greenville $14,931
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.