CMS Price Transparency Data

Total knee replacement

Facility: Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Billing Code: 27447 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$6,116

about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate · typically $2,029–$12,642

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,623

Well above the fair price

about $6,507 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $13,117 Fair price $6,116 This hospital $12,623 Cash price $31,071 Hospital's list price $62,141

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WV hospitals compared.

Cheapest $6,516 Priciest $32,636

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

A fair price for a Total knee replacement is about $6,116 (about 0.5× the $13,117 Medicare rate). Weirton Medical Center, Inc charges insurers about $12,623, or about $31,071 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Weirton, 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 $6,116. 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	$13,358	102%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,255 - $12,623	93%
Aetnamajor	$12,868	98%
Humanamajor	$12,868	98%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$12,255

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 (about 31,071), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 27447.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Weirton Medical Center, Inc is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 27447.
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 Weirton Medical Center, Inc

Compare: Total knee replacement at other WV hospitals

Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $6,516
Boone Memorial Hospital · Madison $9,483
Wheeling Hospital, Inc · Wheeling $12,358
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $12,868
Princeton Community Hospital Assn Inc · Princeton $13,125
Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $13,221
Raleigh General Hospital · Beckley $28,543
Logan Regional Medical Center · Logan $32,636

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