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Total knee or hip replacement at MedStar Washington Hospital Center

110 Irving Street, NW, Washington DC, 20010. From the hospital's federally required price file (v3.0.0), file date April 1, 2026 — source file. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. MS-DRG 470.

$42,602
Median commercial

Median commercial rate here: $42,602 — 16% above the Washington, DC metro median of $36,760. Compare all Washington, DC hospitals →

Commercial insurance plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
United HealthcareUnitedhealthcare Community Plan Of Maryland $7,517 median allowed amount
TricareTricare $18,260 negotiated rate
Unitedhealthcare Insurance CompanyOptum Va Community Care $18,260 negotiated rate
United Healthcare-OvationsUnited Secure $18,443 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst HMO Plans $31,867 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteAll Kaiser Commercial $40,615 negotiated rate
Carefirst Blue Choice IncAll Carefirst PPO Plans $42,602 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUHC Navigate/Core $51,941 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Mid AtlanticAll Cigna HMO $52,495 negotiated rate
Aetna Us Healthcare IncAetna All HMO And PPO Plans $52,912 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All HMO Products $54,071 negotiated rate
United HealthcareUnited Healthcare All PPO Products $70,266 negotiated rate
Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic IncAll Cigna PPO $78,884 negotiated rate

Medicare plans

Payer / planFacility rateRate type
Carefirst Advantage IncCarefirst Medicare Advantage $18,260 negotiated rate
Aetna MedicareAetna Medicare $18,808 negotiated rate
HumanaHumana Medicare Advantage $19,173 negotiated rate
Kaiser PermanenteKaiser Medicare Advantage $19,173 negotiated rate
What these numbers are — and aren't. These are facility rates hospitals publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). They are price information, not a quote or guarantee. Physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology services usually bill separately. Your actual cost depends on your insurance plan, deductible, and how the visit is coded. How we read hospital price files →

Common questions

What do insurance plans pay for total knee or hip replacement at MedStar Washington Hospital Center?

MedStar Washington Hospital Center lists 13 commercial plan rates for Total knee or hip replacement, from $7,517 (United Healthcare) to $78,884 (Cigna Healthcare Midatlantic Inc), with a median of $42,602. The Washington, DC metro median commercial rate for this procedure is $36,760.

Where do these prices come from?

Directly from the machine-readable file MedStar Washington Hospital Center publishes under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180), file date April 1, 2026. These are price disclosures, not quotes.

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