CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$6,227

about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $4,207–$9,818

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,808

About the fair price

about $581 over the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $6,227 This hospital $6,808 Cash price $13,071 Hospital's list price $27,230

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other OR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $6,624 Priciest $9,576

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $6,227 (about 1.1× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $6,808, or about $13,071 in cash — about the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.

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	$19,606 - $24,507	345%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,484 - $23,527	114%
Aetnamajor	$6,991 - $25,869	123%
Cignamajor	$24,317	428%
Humanamajor	$6,808	120%
Amerigroup	$19,606	345%
Devoted Health	$7,003	123%
Health Net	$6,614 - $24,507	117%
Moda Health	$6,484 - $18,680	114%
Molina	$6,484 - $19,606	114%
WellCare	$6,808	120%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$6,484 - $25,869

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 4 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 13,071), 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 Mid-Columbia 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 Mid-Columbia Medical Center

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

Santiam Hospital & Clinics · Stayton $6,624
St Charles Medical Center - Bend · Bend $7,157
Willamette Valley Medical Center · McMinnville $7,747
Providence Newberg Medical Center · Newberg $8,034
Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center · Tualatin $8,095
Sky Lakes Medical Center · Klamath Falls $8,396
Providence Medford Medical Center · Medford $8,683
Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center · Portland $9,576

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