CMS Price Transparency Data

Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay)

Facility: United Hospital Center, Inc

Billing Code: 470 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$9,655

about 0.7× the $14,044 Medicare rate · typically $4,820–$17,295

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,064

Well above the fair price

about $7,409 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $14,044 Fair price $9,655 This hospital $17,064

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

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

Cheapest $12,264 Priciest $17,064

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

A fair price for a Hip or knee replacement (inpatient stay) is about $9,655 (about 0.7× the $14,044 Medicare rate). United Hospital Center, Inc charges insurers about $17,064 — well above the fair price. Located in Bridgeport, WV.

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 $9,655. 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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$16,179	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,064 - $52,976	122%
Aetnamajor	$15,585 - $17,389	111%
Humanamajor	$15,585	111%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$17,308

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 United Hospital Center, Inc 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 United Hospital Center, Inc

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

St Marys Medical Center · Huntington $12,264
Charleston Area Medical Center · Charleston $12,323
Raleigh General Hospital · Beckley $13,282
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital · Philippi $13,901
Weirton Medical Center, Inc · Weirton $13,924
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $14,455
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $14,581
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $14,781

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