CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Albany Medical Center Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$8,271

about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,355–$16,180

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,047

About the fair price

about $224 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $8,271 This hospital $8,047

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How this hospital compares to other NY hospitals

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

Cheapest $5,103 Priciest $8,047

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $8,271 (about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Albany Medical Center Hospital charges insurers about $8,047 — about the fair price. Located in Albany, NY.

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	$7,249	128%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,941 - $24,649	105%
Aetnamajor	$7,612 - $22,954	134%
CDPHP	$7,249 - $17,135	128%
Fidelis Care	$6,887 - $12,396	121%
MVP Health Care	$6,704	118%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$7,829 - $24,649

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 Albany Medical Center 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 Albany Medical Center Hospital

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

Sisters of Charity Hospital · Buffalo $5,103
Mercy Hospital of Buffalo · Buffalo $5,610
Kenmore Mercy Hospital · Kenmore $5,857
Community Memorial Hospital, Inc · Hamilton $6,210
United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $6,279
Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall · Newburgh $6,673
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $6,829
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $6,861

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