Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Valley Medical Center
Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)
A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $29,857 (about 2.1× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $17,979, or about $68,451 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Renton, WA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 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 | $17,713 - $34,630 | 126% |
| Aetnamajor | $17,890 | 127% |
| Humanamajor | $18,068 | 129% |
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Other Procedures at Valley Medical Center
Compare: Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) at other WA hospitals
- Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $11,313
- Island Hospital · Anacortes $15,159
- Trios Health · Kennewick $15,607
- Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $18,017
- Providence Centralia Hospital · Centralia $18,809
- Kadlec Regional Medical Center · Richland $19,278
- Shriners Hospital for Children · Spokane $19,823
- Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center · Vancouver $20,671
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.