Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Erlanger Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 TN hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $16,851 (about 1.2× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Erlanger Medical Center charges insurers about $16,723 — about the fair price. Located in Chattanooga, 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
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 | $9,682 - $24,610 | 69% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $13,042 - $22,692 | 93% |
| Aetnamajor | $16,723 | 119% |
| Cignamajor | $13,546 - $19,177 | 96% |
| Humanamajor | $16,236 - $17,912 | 116% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $13,641 | 97% |
| Amerigroup | $7,048 | 50% |
| CareSource | $10,014 - $34,670 | 71% |
| Clover Health | $16,236 | 116% |
| Devoted Health | $16,771 | 119% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $16,236 | 116% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $3,250 - $19,644 |
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 Erlanger Medical Center
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.