CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,433

about 1.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,315–$10,869

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,495

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $938 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,433 This hospital $6,495

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $4,632 Priciest $6,495

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $7,433 (about 1.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate). MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown charges insurers about $6,495 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Columbia, SC.

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	$6,368 - $16,272	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,278 - $14,008	111%
Aetnamajor	$6,559 - $13,601	116%
Cignamajor	$6,495 - $14,975	114%
Humanamajor	$6,368	112%
Clover Health	$6,495	114%
Molina	$6,495 - $7,005	114%
WellCare	$6,495	114%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$6,845

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 MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown 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 MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown

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

Anmed Health · Anderson $4,632
Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $4,726
McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $5,377
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $5,430
Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $5,581
Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $5,646
East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $6,207
Coastal Carolina Hospital · Hardeeville $6,320

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