CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic procedure preparation

Facility: Ottumwa Regional Health Center

Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$37
about 0.9× the $40 Medicare rate · typically $13–$83
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$35
About the fair price
about $2 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $40 Fair price $37 This hospital $35 Cash price $240 Hospital's list price $601

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $12 Priciest $35

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $37 (about 0.9× the $40 Medicare rate). Ottumwa Regional Health Center charges insurers about $35, or about $240 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Ottumwa, IA.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 $14 35%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $18 - $51 45%
Aetnamajor $18 45%
Molina $53 131%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $51

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1001 E Pennsylvania, Ottumwa, IA 52501
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals