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Hospital Price Transparency
The information found here includes all of Valleywise Health’s pricing data for services at our hospital locations, in formats required by The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Do not delay or avoid hospital care based on cost or ability to pay. We want to help you make informed decisions about your care. To obtain cost estimates for common health care services, please access our easy-to-use Patient Estimator tool. Valleywise Health offers financial assistance programs and payment options. You may also contact our financial counselors for assistance by calling 833-855-9973. For the most accurate estimate of out-of-pocket costs, contact your insurance provider.
Our Patient Estimator tool provides standard charges for shoppable services that are commonly scheduled in advance and available at Valleywise Health hospital locations. Please note that this is a planning tool only. Final charges (the amount paid by your insurance and by you) can and will change based on a number of factors, including (but not limited to):
A financial counselor can help explain these and other factors that will impact your final charges.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Price Transparency Final Rule requires hospitals operating in the U.S. to establish, update and make public a list of its standard charges for the items and services it provides.
All hospitals are also required by this law to provide standard pricing of shoppable services under the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule. This rule is intended to help consumers gain a better understanding of what charges they may expect for their care. For more information: Hospital Price Transparency
Healthcare terminology may be confusing, especially when you’re navigating insurance codes and billing information. Here are a few definitions you will see associated with the rule:
You may see multiples charges listed for a service. It is important to understand why and what they are. The rule specifically defines four types of standard charges the hospital is required to provide in a consumer-friendly display. These include:
In addition to the estimation tool, Valleywise Health has also provided a machine-readable file that includes all codes and all payer contract rates for all services provided at our hospital locations. This is in accordance with the Hospital Price Transparency Final Rule.
Through UnitedHealthcare, UMR and HealthSCOPE Benefits creates and publishes the Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Valleywise Health. To link to the Machine-Readable Files, please click here.