CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Sequoia Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$12,852

about 2.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $8,225–$21,734

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,389

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,463 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $12,852 This hospital $8,389

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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 $8,389

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 $12,852 (about 2.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Sequoia Hospital charges insurers about $8,389 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Redwood City, 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✓ Humana✓ Kaiser Permanente Cigna

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	$8,556 - $20,754	151%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,388	148%
Aetnamajor	$8,388	148%
Humanamajor	$8,388	148%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$8,388	148%
Health Net	$8,388	148%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$8,388 - $26,256

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 Sequoia 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 Sequoia 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.