CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Riverside Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$26,731

about 1.9× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $16,123–$41,691

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$35,912

Above the fair price

about $9,181 over the fair price · 2.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $26,731 This hospital $35,912

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

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

Cheapest $8,878 Priciest $35,912

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $26,731 (about 1.9× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Riverside Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $35,912 — above the fair price. Located in Newport News, VA.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $26,731. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$40,161	286%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$28,209 - $38,619	201%
Aetnamajor	$36,000	256%
Cignamajor	$35,693	254%
Sentara	$35,824	255%

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 Riverside Regional Medical Center 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Riverside Regional Medical Center

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

Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital · Lexington $8,878
Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc · Norfolk $11,164
Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $14,457
Sovah Health Danville · Danville $14,523
Clinch Valley Medical Center · Richlands $14,645
Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany · Low Moor $14,889
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital · South Boston $14,993
Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski · Pulaski $15,116

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