CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Tj Health Columbia

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,747

about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,329–$7,879

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$5,444

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,303 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $6,747 This hospital $5,444 Cash price $4,544 Hospital's list price $6,991

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

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

Cheapest $5,231 Priciest $5,796

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $6,747 (about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Tj Health Columbia charges insurers about $5,444, or about $4,544 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbia, KY.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$5,374	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,746 - $6,991	84%
Aetnamajor	$4,271	75%
Humanamajor	$4,746 - $5,390	84%
CareSource	$6,991	123%
Devoted Health	$5,659	100%
Molina	$4,888 - $6,991	86%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$3,845 - $5,444

Excludes 2 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 4,544), 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 Tj Health Columbia 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 Tj Health Columbia

Compare: Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) at other KY hospitals

Murray-Calloway County Hospital · Murray $5,231
Taylor Regional Hospital · Campbellsville $5,392
Georgetown Community Hospital · Georgetown $5,432
Bourbon Community Hospital · Paris $5,499
Clark Regional Medical Center · Winchester $5,582
Fleming County Hospital · Flemingsburg $5,733
Jackson Purchase Medical Center · Mayfield $5,763
Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital · Bowling Green $5,796

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