CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: South Texas Health System

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$8,468

about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,259–$10,720

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$6,179

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,289 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $8,468 This hospital $6,179

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $2,812 Priciest $6,179

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $8,468 (about 1.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). South Texas Health System charges insurers about $6,179 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Edinburg, TX.

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	$6,048 - $11,668	107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$5,990 - $8,931	106%
Aetnamajor	$6,048 - $6,249	107%
Cignamajor	$6,048 - $14,781	107%
Humanamajor	$5,872 - $15,996	103%
Molina	$6,166 - $7,927	109%
WellMed	$5,992	106%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$5,872 - $11,328

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 South Texas Health System 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 South Texas Health System

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

Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $2,812
Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $2,812
Memorial Medical Center · Port Lavaca $3,056
Hendrick Medical Center Brownwood · Brownwood $4,163
Coon Memorial Hospital · Dalhart $4,433
Comanche County Medical Center · Comanche $4,497
Guadalupe Regional Medical Center · Seguin $4,745
Ascension Seton Southwest · Austin $4,884

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