CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,604

about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,472–$11,107

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,936

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,668 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $8,604 This hospital $6,936

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $4,806 Priciest $6,936

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $8,604 (about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus charges insurers about $6,936 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Quakertown, PA.

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	$7,033	124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,512 - $14,265	115%
Aetnamajor	$6,643 - $12,868	117%
Cignamajor	$11,802	208%
Humanamajor	$6,773	119%
Geisinger	$6,643	117%
UPMC Health Plan	$6,838	120%

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 St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus 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 St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

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

Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $4,806
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $5,364
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $5,471
Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $5,681
Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $5,697
Canonsburg General Hospital · Canonsburg $5,701
Ahn Wexford Hospital · Wexford $5,843
Forbes Hospital · Monroeville $5,907

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