CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Riverview Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,567

about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $10,834–$14,382

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,883

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,684 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $13,567 This hospital $11,883 Cash price $11,824

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $10,474 Priciest $12,816

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $13,567 (about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Riverview Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $11,883, or about $11,824 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Gadsden, AL.

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	$3,407 - $11,824	27%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,470 - $11,824	90%
Aetnamajor	$17,736	138%
Cignamajor	$11,824 - $21,371	92%
Humanamajor	$22,423	175%
Devoted Health	$12,061	94%
Health Net	$18,328	143%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$4,279 - $18,919

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (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 11,824), 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: 322.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Riverview Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for MS-DRG code 322.
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 Riverview Regional Medical Center

Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other AL hospitals

Springhill Medical Center · Mobile $10,474
North Alabama Medical Center · Florence $11,869
Grandview Medical Center · Birmingham $11,888
Crestwood Medical Center · Huntsville $11,906
Medical Center Enterprise · Enterprise $12,288
Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center · Anniston $12,586
Highlands Medical Center · Scottsboro $12,719
Hill Hospital of Sumter County · York $12,816

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