CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Columbus Regional Healthcare System

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,980

about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,653–$8,962

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,250

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $730 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $6,980 This hospital $6,250

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other NC hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $5,175 Priciest $6,751

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $6,980 (about 1.2× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Columbus Regional Healthcare System charges insurers about $6,250 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Whiteville, NC.

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	$6,220 - $6,842	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,279	111%
Aetnamajor	$7,115	125%
Cignamajor	$7,184	127%
Humanamajor	$7,047	124%
AmeriHealth	$6,220	110%
Devoted Health	$7,115	125%
UniCare	$6,842	121%
WellCare	$6,220 - $6,842	110%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$6,165 - $6,978

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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System 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 Columbus Regional Healthcare System

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

Maria Parham Medical Center · Henderson $5,175
Haywood Regional Medical Center · Clyde $5,287
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $5,497
Wilson Medical Center · Wilson $5,696
Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $5,902
Harris Regional Hospital · Sylva $5,947
Sampson Regional Medical Center · Clinton $6,488
UNC Hospitals · Chapel Hill $6,751

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