Hip or knee replacement, no major complications in Pittsburgh, PA: hospital prices
14 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area price MS-DRG 470 in their files, but fewer than three list a cash price, so we show the rows without a ranking.
12 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA metro area list hip or knee replacement, no major complications (MS-DRG 470) in its price file, but only as a list price or negotiated insurer rates, not as a cash price. Hospitals must publish a discounted cash price for every shoppable service; where it is missing you can still ask for one by phone.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyPittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026
Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026
Washington · 31 mi · File Apr 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for MS-DRG 470. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
Cash vs. insured
Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.
What to say on the phone
"I'd like the self-pay price for MS-DRG 470, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."
About hip or knee replacement, no major complications
MS-DRG 470 is the inpatient stay for a hip or knee replacement without major complications: the operation, the implant, the hospital room and nursing care until discharge, usually one to three days. It is the single most common inpatient surgery in the US, and this DRG covers the great majority of joint replacements.
What the price covers
A DRG price is the hospital's charge for the whole stay: operating room, implant, room and board, nursing, medications, physical therapy in the hospital and supplies. It does not include the surgeon, the anesthesiologist, or rehabilitation after discharge, which are billed separately. Outpatient joint replacements, increasingly common for healthy patients, are billed with CPT codes instead and are often cheaper.
Why prices vary
Joint replacement prices at hospitals in the same metro area routinely differ by a factor of two to four for the same DRG. Implant contracts, system size and teaching status drive it. Many hospitals and surgeons offer a bundled cash price for the whole episode, including surgeon and anesthesia, that is below the sum of the parts.
Questions to ask
- What is the self-pay price for DRG 470, and what do surgeon and anesthesia add?
- Is a bundled price for the whole episode available?
- Am I a candidate for an outpatient replacement, and what does that cost?
- What happens to the price if I need an extra night?
Hospitals in Pittsburgh, PA without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, LLCWebsite blocks automated reading
- Ahn Wexford HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny General HospitalFile could not be read
- Allegheny Valley HospitalFile could not be read
- Canonsburg General HospitalFile could not be read
- Children's Home of Pittsburghcode not in file
- Excela Health - Frick HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Latrobe HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Excela Health Westmoreland Regional HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Forbes HospitalFile could not be read
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial HospitaWebsite blocks automated reading
- Jefferson HospitalFile could not be read
- Penn Highlands Connellsvillecode not in file
- Penn Highlands Mon Valleycode not in file
- St Clair HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Uniontown HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- West Penn HospitalFile could not be read