Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Union 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 $25,937 (about 1.8× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Union Medical Center charges insurers about $30,835 — above the fair price. Located in Union, SC.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $25,937. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 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 | $20,508 - $65,924 | 146% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $19,814 - $54,688 | 141% |
| Cignamajor | $21,202 - $58,176 | 151% |
| Humanamajor | $19,814 | 141% |
| Devoted Health | $20,409 | 145% |
| Health Net | $58,735 | 418% |
| Molina | $20,805 - $30,862 | 148% |
| SelectHealth | $20,805 - $30,835 | 148% |
| WellCare | $20,805 | 148% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $20,805 - $46,785 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Union 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.