CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,448

about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $4,389–$7,777

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,153

About the fair price

about $295 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $6,448 This hospital $6,153

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,859 Priciest $6,153

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $6,448 (about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate). University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $6,153 — about the fair price. Located in Ashland, OH.

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	$6,153	108%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,153	108%
Aetnamajor	$6,153 - $10,952	108%
Cignamajor	$6,153	108%
Humanamajor	$6,153	108%
Ambetter (Centene)	$11,075	195%
CareSource	$11,075	195%
Devoted Health	$6,153	108%
Molina	$6,153	108%
Paramount	$6,338	112%
WellCare	$6,153	108%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$6,153 - $7,397

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 University Hospitals Samaritan 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 University Hospitals Samaritan Medical Center

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

Mercy Health - Urbana Hospital · Urbana $2,859
Mercy Allen Hospital · Oberlin $2,878
Mount Carmel East & West · Columbus $2,921
Diley Ridge Medical Center · Canal Winchester $2,921
Fulton County Health Center · Wauseon $3,508
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital · New Albany $4,782
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati $5,103
Medina Hospital · Medina $5,212

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