Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: MUSC Health Lancaster 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 $21,958 (about 1.6× the $14,044 Medicare rate). MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $16,870 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lancaster, 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 | $15,513 - $52,960 | 110% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $15,513 - $40,341 | 110% |
| Aetnamajor | $15,823 | 113% |
| Cignamajor | $15,823 | 113% |
| Humanamajor | $15,513 | 110% |
| Clover Health | $15,823 | 113% |
| Molina | $15,823 - $17,064 | 113% |
| WellCare | $15,823 | 113% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $16,676 |
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Other Procedures at MUSC Health Lancaster 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.