CMS Price Transparency Data

Total hip replacement

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 27130 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$10,744
about 0.8× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $3,596–$16,774
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$15,721
Above the fair price
about $4,977 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare
Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $10,744 This hospital $15,721

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other WA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $3,007 Priciest $16,453

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

A fair price for a Total hip replacement is about $10,744 (about 0.8× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $15,721 — above the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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 $10,744. 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✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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 $7,115 - $14,864 54%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7,115 - $71,345 54%
Aetnamajor $14,721 - $88,021 112%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $108,892 830%
Ambetter (Centene) $23,387 178%
Molina $6,588 - $26,440 50%
WellCare $15,007 114%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $7,115 - $20,752

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 317 Martin Luther King Jr W Box 5299, Tacoma, WA 98415
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Childrens