CMS Price Transparency Data

Office visit, established patient (30-39 min)

Facility: Columbus Regional Hospital

Billing Code: 99214 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$123

about 0.9× the $136 Medicare rate · typically $78–$160

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$135

About the fair price

about $12 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $136 Fair price $123 This hospital $135 Cash price $317 Hospital's list price $396

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $47 Priciest $135

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

A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) is about $123 (about 0.9× the $136 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Hospital charges insurers about $135, or about $317 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Columbus, IN.

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	$135 - $490	100%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$135 - $504	100%
Aetnamajor	$135 - $490	100%
Cignamajor	$189 - $485	139%
Humanamajor	$135 - $478	100%
Ambetter (Centene)	$135	100%
CareSource	$135	100%
Medical Mutual	$191 - $490	141%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$135 - $496

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 317), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99214.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Columbus Regional Hospital is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 99214.
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 Columbus Regional Hospital

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