CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Starr Regional Medical Center Athens

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,313

about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $13,793–$21,774

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,099

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,214 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $16,313 This hospital $14,099 Cash price $16,131 Hospital's list price $82,302

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How this hospital compares to other TN hospitals

Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $7,429 Priciest $14,099

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TN hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $16,313 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Starr Regional Medical Center Athens charges insurers about $14,099, or about $16,131 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Athens, TN.

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	$3,234 - $14,099	23%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,099 - $31,409	100%
Aetnamajor	$2,043 - $14,099	15%
Cignamajor	$2,287 - $14,099	16%
Humanamajor	$3,765 - $14,381	27%
Cigna HealthSpring	$14,804	105%
Devoted Health	$14,522	103%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$14,099 - $14,945

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

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 (about 16,131), 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 Starr Regional Medical Center Athens 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 Starr Regional Medical Center Athens

Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other TN hospitals

Unity Medical Center · Manchester $7,429
Southern Tennessee Regional Health System Winchest · Winchester $13,087
Parkwest Medical Center · Knoxville $13,222
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital · Nashville $13,288
Highpoint Health-Sumner With Ascension Saint Thoma · Gallatin $13,369
Physicians Regional Medical Center · Powell $13,846
Dekalb Community Hospital · Smithville $13,948
Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association · Morristown $13,961

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.