CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Emerson Hospital -

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,848

about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,793–$10,325

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,647

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,201 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,848 This hospital $6,647

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 MA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $4,909 Priciest $6,957

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $7,848 (about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Emerson Hospital - charges insurers about $6,647 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in W Concord, MA.

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	$1,800 - $6,681	32%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,300 - $6,681	93%
Aetnamajor	$5,529	97%
Tufts Health Plan	$6,647	117%

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.

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 Emerson 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 Emerson Hospital -

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

Fairview Hospital · Great Barrington $4,909
North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation · North Adams $5,164
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $5,558
Newton-Wellesley Hospital · Newton $6,619
Winchester Hospital · Winchester $6,676
Heywood Hospital - · Gardner $6,781
Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport $6,916
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth · Plymouth $6,957

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