CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$27,417

about 2.0× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $19,167–$35,147

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$31,488

About the fair price

about $4,071 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $27,417 This hospital $31,488

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How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,222 Priciest $31,488

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $27,417 (about 2.0× the $14,044 Medicare rate). Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington charges insurers about $31,488 — about the fair price. Located in Burlington, WI.

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	$25,929 - $28,452	185%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$30,713 - $40,542	219%
Aetnamajor	$28,354	202%
Cignamajor	$41,481	295%
HealthPartners	$31,005 - $35,508	221%
Molina	$36,405	259%
Quartz	$31,488 - $36,843	224%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$26,785 - $37,537

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 Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington 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 Aurora Memorial Hospital Burlington

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

Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · Glendale $13,222
Thedacare Regional Medical Center - Appleton Inc · Appleton $13,348
Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $13,634
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital · Altoona $13,660
The Monroe Clinic · Monroe $13,719
Mile Bluff Medical Center · Mauston $13,872
Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital · Mequon $15,202
Ascension Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee $15,215

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