CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mercy Hospital South

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,776

about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,263–$8,784

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$7,670

About the fair price

about $106 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,776 This hospital $7,670 Cash price $12,191 Hospital's list price $18,755

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How this hospital compares to other MO hospitals

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

Cheapest $3,902 Priciest $7,670

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $7,776 (about 1.4× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital South charges insurers about $7,670, or about $12,191 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Saint Louis, MO.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$6,295 - $10,579	111%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,295 - $14,532	111%
Aetnamajor	$686 - $9,103	12%
Cignamajor	$6,295 - $8,409	111%
Humanamajor	$3,984 - $6,295	70%
Ambetter (Centene)	$3,078	54%
HealthLink	$3,383 - $10,553	60%
Medica	$7,056	124%
+ 31 smaller / regional plans	$3,078 - $13,509

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 5 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 12,191), 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 Mercy Hospital South 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 Mercy Hospital South

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