CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,380

about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $16,383–$24,039

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,986

About the fair price

about $606 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $19,380 This hospital $19,986

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,277 Priciest $19,986

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 $19,380 (about 1.4× the $14,044 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage charges insurers about $19,986 — about the fair price. Located in Houston, 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

✓ 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	$13,323 - $21,855	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,711 - $23,567	112%
Aetnamajor	$3,846 - $24,195	27%
Cignamajor	$15,711 - $44,405	112%
Humanamajor	$15,711 - $19,986	112%
Bright Health	$21,691	154%
Devoted Health	$16,811	120%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$4,590 - $51,061

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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, 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 St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage 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 St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

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.