CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$7,536

about 1.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $5,582–$9,338

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,998

Above the fair price

about $1,462 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $7,536 This hospital $8,998 Cash price $16,989

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

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 $8,998

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 $7,536 (about 1.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital charges insurers about $8,998, or about $16,989 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Clinton, SC.

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 $7,536. 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.

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	$2,031 - $14,148	36%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,036 - $15,847	142%
Aetnamajor	$8,438	149%
Cignamajor	$8,036 - $15,923	142%
Humanamajor	$5,394 - $5,500	95%
Ambetter (Centene)	$21,134	372%
Molina	$8,839	156%
MVP Health Care	$15,923	281%
WellCare	$8,438	149%
+ 16 smaller / regional plans	$8,036 - $20,857

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 (about 16,989), 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 Prisma Health Laurens County 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 (%)

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Other Procedures at Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital

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.