CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$9,661

about 1.7× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $7,924–$14,356

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,422

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,239 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $9,661 This hospital $8,422

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $5,150 Priciest $8,422

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $9,661 (about 1.7× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Providence St. Joseph Hospital charges insurers about $8,422 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Orange, CA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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	$8,422 - $20,740	148%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,422 - $16,818	148%
Aetnamajor	$8,422	148%
Cignamajor	$8,422	148%
Humanamajor	$8,422	148%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$8,422	148%
Health Net	$8,422 - $20,183	148%
Molina	$8,422	148%
Providence Health Plan	$8,422	148%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$8,422 - $12,329

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, 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 MS-DRG code on your bill matches exactly: 392.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Providence St. Joseph Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 392.
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.

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Other Procedures at Providence St. Joseph Hospital

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other CA hospitals

College Medical Center · Long Beach $5,150
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $6,988
Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern Calif · Sacramento $7,300
Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $7,405
Casa Colina Hospital · Pomona $7,407
French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $7,451
Oak Valley Hospital District · Oakdale $7,456
Adventist Health and Rideout · Marysville $7,527

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