CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,871

about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $15,715–$28,078

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$28,073

Above the fair price

about $7,202 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $20,871 This hospital $28,073

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 $28,073

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 $20,871 (about 1.5× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital charges insurers about $28,073 — above the fair price. Located in Charlottesville, 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 $20,871. 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.

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	$14,146 - $51,804	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,113 - $40,954	100%
Aetnamajor	$14,146 - $28,386	101%
Cignamajor	$28,073	200%
Humanamajor	$13,877	99%
Sentara	$13,742	98%

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 Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital 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 (%)

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Other Procedures at Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

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.