CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Highline Medical Center

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,158

about 2.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $7,736–$18,488

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$8,459

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,699 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $13,158 This hospital $8,459

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

On the higher side — 6 of 8 other WA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $4,682 Priciest $9,294

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

A fair price for a Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) is about $13,158 (about 2.3× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Highline Medical Center charges insurers about $8,459 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Burien, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$6,267 - $19,412	110%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$6,267 - $19,459	110%
Aetnamajor	$6,267 - $18,453	110%
Cignamajor	$7,516 - $15,029	132%
Humanamajor	$6,267 - $8,118	110%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$7,586	134%
Amerigroup	$8,118	143%
CareSource	$6,392 - $10,338	113%
Devoted Health	$6,929	122%
Medical Mutual	$13,062	230%
Molina	$6,580 - $14,528	116%
Paramount	$6,267	110%
+ 9 smaller / regional plans	$6,267 - $15,780

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Highline Medical Center 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 Highline Medical Center

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

Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $4,682
Island Hospital · Anacortes $6,427
Trios Health · Kennewick $6,698
Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $7,636
Valley Medical Center · Renton $7,658
Kadlec Regional Medical Center · Richland $8,216
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center · Vancouver $9,239
Providence Centralia Hospital · Centralia $9,294

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