Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Valley Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 TX hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $18,597 (about 1.3× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Valley Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $21,092 — about the fair price. Located in Brownsville, TX.
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 | $2,533 - $41,688 | 18% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17,577 - $51,584 | 125% |
| Aetnamajor | $12,976 - $27,933 | 92% |
| Cignamajor | $17,401 - $40,088 | 124% |
| Humanamajor | $16,786 - $46,693 | 120% |
| Independent Health | $18,456 | 131% |
| Molina | $19,159 - $25,975 | 136% |
| Oscar Health | $24,015 | 171% |
| WellMed | $17,928 | 128% |
| + 10 smaller / regional plans | $17,577 - $27,244 |
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Other Procedures at Valley Regional Medical Center
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other TX hospitals
- Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $8,277
- Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $8,277
- Yoakum Community Hospital · Yoakum $10,446
- Coon Memorial Hospital · Dalhart $11,018
- Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $11,474
- Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · Austin $11,474
- Ascension Seton Highland Lakes · Burnet $11,474
- Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis · Luling $11,474
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.