CMS Price Transparency Data

Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay)

Facility: Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

Billing Code: 392 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,943

about 2.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate · typically $6,437–$19,058

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$18,289

Above the fair price

about $4,346 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $5,676 Fair price $13,943 This hospital $18,289

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $4,682 Priciest $18,289

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 $13,943 (about 2.5× the $5,676 Medicare rate). Mary Bridge Children's Hospital charges insurers about $18,289 — above the fair price. Located in Tacoma, WA.

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 $13,943. 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✓ Kaiser Permanente CignaHumana

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	$8,161 - $18,289	144%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$7,925 - $23,134	140%
Aetnamajor	$8,082 - $44,477	142%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$24,461	431%
Molina	$8,239 - $14,517	145%
PacificSource	$10,705 - $15,607	189%
WellCare	$8,239	145%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$8,631 - $20,320

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 Mary Bridge Children's 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 Mary Bridge Children's Hospital

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
Highline Medical Center · Burien $8,459
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center · Vancouver $9,239

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