CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Crestwood Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$14,250

about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $9,623–$15,287

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,906

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,344 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $14,250 This hospital $11,906

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How this hospital compares to other AL hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 AL hospitals compared.

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 $14,250 (about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Crestwood Medical Center charges insurers about $11,906 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Huntsville, 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	$11,788 - $16,246	92%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,309 - $11,841	88%
Aetnamajor	$2,289 - $12,141	18%
Cignamajor	$10,479 - $12,023	82%
Humanamajor	$11,788	92%
Ambetter (Centene)	$16,783	131%
Clover Health	$14,152	111%
Devoted Health	$14,041	110%
SelectHealth	$11,906	93%
WellCare	$12,097	94%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$1,750 - $20,358

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 4 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, 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 Crestwood 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 Crestwood 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
Riverview Regional Medical Center · Gadsden $11,883
Grandview Medical Center · Birmingham $11,888
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.