Diagnostic procedure preparation
Facility: Chelsea Hospital
Billing Code: G0279 (HCPCS)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Diagnostic procedure preparation is about $47 (about 1.2× the $40 Medicare rate). Chelsea Hospital charges insurers about $78, or about $83 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Chelsea, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $47. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 - $85 | 32% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $87 | 17% |
| Aetnamajor | $12 - $386 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $90 | 223% |
| Humanamajor | $84 | 208% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $41 | 101% |
| AmeriHealth | $84 | 208% |
| CareSource | $188 - $240 | 465% |
| Dean Health Plan | $95 | 235% |
| GEHA | $85 - $386 | 210% |
| Health Net | $127 | 314% |
| HealthPartners | $99 | 245% |
| MagnaCare | $84 | 208% |
| Medical Mutual | $84 | 208% |
| Molina | $64 | 158% |
| MVP Health Care | $95 | 235% |
| Paramount | $95 | 235% |
| Priority Health | $204 - $287 | 505% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $99 | 245% |
| UniCare | $84 | 208% |
| + 121 smaller / regional plans | $12 - $240 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Chelsea Hospital
Compare: Diagnostic procedure preparation at other MI hospitals
- Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $8
- Lake Huron Medical Center · Port Huron $12
- Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $12
- Memorial Healthcare · Owosso $12
- Garden City Hospital · Garden City $12
- Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital · Watervliet $14
- Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital · Grand Haven $14
- University of Michigan Health System · Ann Arbor $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.