CMS Price Transparency Data

Diagnostic procedure preparation

Facility: St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City

Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$27
about 0.7× the $40 Medicare rate · typically $13–$39
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$13
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $14 under the fair price · 0.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $40 Fair price $27 This hospital $13 Cash price $16 Hospital's list price $40

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 KS hospitals compared.

Cheapest $11 Priciest $26

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

A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $27 (about 0.7× the $40 Medicare rate). St. Catherine Hospital - Garden City charges insurers about $13, or about $16 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Garden City, KS.

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 $13 - $40 32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $13 - $32 32%
Aetnamajor $13 - $34 32%
Cignamajor $13 32%
Humanamajor $13 32%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $13 32%
HealthPartners $39 97%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans $13 - $122
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 401 East Spruce, Garden City, KS 67846
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals