CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Lancaster General Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$9,362

about 1.6× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,488–$12,715

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,256

Above the fair price

about $2,894 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $9,362 This hospital $12,256

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $12,256

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 $9,362 (about 1.6× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Lancaster General Hospital charges insurers about $12,256 — above the fair price. Located in Lancaster, PA.

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 $9,362. 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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$6,285	111%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,194 - $24,774	109%
Aetnamajor	$6,348 - $47,021	112%
Cignamajor	$6,474 - $15,714	114%
AmeriHealth	$6,411	113%
Devoted Health	$6,599	116%
HealthPartners	$6,474	114%
Oscar Health	$12,256	216%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$1,042 - $21,446

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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, 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 Lancaster General 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.

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

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at Lancaster General Hospital

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.