CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ventura County Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$10,276

about 1.8× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $7,758–$16,817

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$9,719

About the fair price

about $557 under the fair price · 1.7× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $10,276 This hospital $9,719 Cash price $28,437 Hospital's list price $56,874

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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 $9,719

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 $10,276 (about 1.8× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Ventura County Medical Center charges insurers about $9,719, or about $28,437 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ventura, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$8,740 - $44,080	154%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,486 - $99,599	150%
Aetnamajor	$8,486 - $32,987	150%
Cignamajor	$124,612	2195%
Humanamajor	$8,486	150%
Health Net	$8,910 - $31,281	157%
+ 13 smaller / regional plans	$8,486 - $40,436

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 (about 28,437), 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 Ventura County Medical Center 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 Ventura County Medical Center

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.