Hilo Medical Center
Hilo, Hawaii 96720-2020
Data last updated: 2026-02-20
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Your Insurance Plan
Hilo Medical Center in Hilo, Hawaii receives a BillKarma billing grade of F based on an average markup of 8.6x Medicare rates across 10 procedures in their published price transparency file. This places it among the 10 most expensive hospitals in Hawaii by markup ratio. The highest individual markups are for Total Knee Replacement (12.3x Medicare) and Total Hip Replacement (12.2x Medicare). Patients with scheduled procedures at this hospital should review costs and compare nearby alternatives before confirming — charges at D and F grade hospitals are significantly above the national average.
Billing Profile
Last updated: 2026-02-20
Cash discount data sourced from hospital price transparency files. "Not reported" means the hospital did not include this in their posted file.
Billing Grade Position
This hospital is currently graded F based on markup vs Medicare.
Common Procedure Prices
Last updated: 2026-02-20
| CPT | Description | Hospital | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27447 | Total Knee Replacement | $14202.61 | $1159.35 | 12.3x |
| 27130 | Total Hip Replacement | $14202.61 | $1162.02 | 12.2x |
| 22630 | Arthrd pst tq 1ntrspc lum | $18300.71 | $1510.72 | 12.1x |
| 23472 | Shoulder Replacement | $14202.61 | $1300.30 | 10.9x |
| 22551 | Cervical Spine Fusion | $14202.61 | $1604.91 | 8.8x |
| 20610 | Joint Injection (drainage) | $301.21 | $39.75 | 7.6x |
| 11042 | Wound Debridement | $398.86 | $55.78 | 7.2x |
| 27236 | Hip Fracture Repair | $7225.37 | $1089.87 | 6.6x |
| 29881 | Knee Arthroscopy | $3264.30 | $515.71 | 6.3x |
| 10060 | Abscess Drainage | $207.08 | $100.54 | 2.1x |
Color key: green <2x · yellow 2–5x · red >5x Medicare
Location
Map shows Hilo Medical Center at 1190 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, Hawaii, 96720-2020. Nearby hospitals within 50 miles include No nearby hospitals with comparable billing data..
Financial Assistance
Financial assistance policy: Not listed in current data
How to Dispute a Bill from Hilo Medical Center
Last updated: 2026-02-20
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How we grade this hospital
BillKarma calculates billing grades by comparing each hospital's gross charges to the 2026 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rate for the same CPT codes. We download and parse each hospital's CMS-mandated price transparency file, match procedure codes to Medicare benchmarks, calculate a markup ratio for each matched procedure, and average those ratios across all matched procedures to produce the hospital's overall markup.
Grade thresholds: A = 2.0x Medicare or less · B = 2.1x–3.0x · C = 3.1x–5.0x · D = 5.1x–8.0x · F = More than 8.0x Medicare
Data sources: CMS Hospital Price Transparency files (updated annually), CMS OPPS 2026 Final Rule, CMS Hospital Compare (star ratings). Grades are recalculated when hospitals post updated price files. Last file parse date is shown above.