CMS Price Transparency Data

New patient office visit (30-44 min)

Facility: Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Billing Code: 99203 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$111

about 0.9× the $118 Medicare rate · typically $70–$139

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$131

Above the fair price

about $20 over the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $118 Fair price $111 This hospital $131 Cash price $144 Hospital's list price $299

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $62 Priciest $132

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

A fair price for a New patient office visit (30-44 min) is about $111 (about 0.9× the $118 Medicare rate). Mid-Columbia Medical Center charges insurers about $131, or about $144 in cash — above the fair price. Located in The Dalles, OR.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $111. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana UnitedHealthcareKaiser 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
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$70 - $159	60%
Aetnamajor	$130 - $133	111%
Cignamajor	$117	100%
Humanamajor	$72	61%
Amerigroup	$299	254%
Devoted Health	$135	115%
Health Net	$103 - $179	88%
Moda Health	$148	126%
Molina	$77 - $155	65%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$77 - $299

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 2 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 144), 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 CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 99203.

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 CPT code 99203.
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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

How you’d pay

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Other Procedures at Mid-Columbia Medical Center

Compare: New patient office visit (30-44 min) at other OR hospitals

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