San Diego → Hip or knee replacement
Hip or knee replacement in San Diego
Across 10 of 12 hospitals, the self-pay price runs from $19,637 to $108,334 — 5.5× the price for the same billing code.
| Hospital | Self-pay price | List price | Insurers pay | Publishes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise Valley Hospital paradisevalleyhospital.net · National City | $19,637 | — | $19,637–$39,275 | B |
| Scripps Green Hospital scripps.org · La Jolla | $36,357 | $145,427 | $16,164–$52,946 | B |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital - Encinitas scripps.org · Encinitas | $43,402 | $173,610 | $2–$52,946 | B |
| Scripps Mercy Hospital scripps.org · San Diego | $43,536 | $174,146 | $16,164–$52,946 | B |
| Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla scripps.org · La Jolla | $48,421 | $193,686 | $16,164–$52,946 | B |
| Uc San Diego Health Hillcrest - Hillcrest Med Ctr health.ucsd.edu · San Diego | $50,174–$58,623 varies | $106,587 | $2–$143,892 | C |
| Tri-city Medical Center tricitymed.org · Oceanside | $53,143 | $88,572 | $18,705–$28,993 | C |
| Grossmont Hospital sharp.com · La Mesa | $108,334 | $144,446 | $425–$141,557 | B |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center sharp.com · Chula Vista | $108,334 | $144,446 | $42,900–$118,445 | B |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Hlthcr Ctr sharp.com · Coronado | $108,334 | $144,446 | $49,112–$115,556 | B |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital sharp.com · San Diego | $108,334 | $144,446 | $88,112–$98,223 | B |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos healthy.kaiserpermanente.org · San Marcos | not published | — | $3,860–$53,134 | B |
What these three numbers mean
Self-pay price is what the hospital says it charges someone paying directly. It is the number to ask for by name. List price is the undiscounted charge almost nobody pays. Insurers pay is the range of procedure-specific negotiated rates in the file — useful mainly to see whether the self-pay price is above or below what insurers get.
Some hospitals attach one flat rate to nearly their whole price list. Those are excluded here, because a number identical for a colonoscopy and a blood test says nothing about either. More on that →
Billing code MS-DRG 470 —
Major joint replacement (hip/knee), no MCC. Every price on this page is read from the hospital's
own published file; open a hospital to see which file and when it was read.