CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Lincoln County Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$11,167

about 2.0× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,489–$11,712

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,905

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,262 under the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $11,167 This hospital $8,905

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $4,173 Priciest $8,905

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $11,167 (about 2.0× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Lincoln County Medical Center charges insurers about $8,905 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Ruidoso, NM.

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	$7,019 - $13,445	124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,019 - $14,297	124%
Aetnamajor	$7,086 - $18,090	125%
Cignamajor	$7,086 - $11,263	125%
Humanamajor	$8,905	157%
Molina	$8,741 - $11,973	154%
Presbyterian	$3,924 - $12,808	69%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$7,019 - $8,986

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Lincoln County Medical Center 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 Lincoln County Medical Center

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

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