CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,060

about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,481–$7,470

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,483

About the fair price

about $577 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,060 This hospital $6,483

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $5,277 Priciest $6,483

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $7,060 (about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Bronson Battle Creek Hospital charges insurers about $6,483 — about the fair price. Located in Battle Creek, MI.

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	$6,483	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,483	114%
Aetnamajor	$6,742	119%
Meridian	$6,807	120%
Priority Health	$6,483	114%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$6,158 - $8,103

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Bronson Battle Creek 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 Bronson Battle Creek Hospital

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

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