CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Verde Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,725

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,721–$20,792

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,566

Above the fair price

about $2,841 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,725 This hospital $20,566

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other AZ hospitals

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

Cheapest $13,582 Priciest $20,566

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,725 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Verde Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $20,566 — above the fair price. Located in Cottonwood, AZ.

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 $17,725. 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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$18,673	146%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$74,647 - $93,308	583%
Aetnamajor	$19,602	153%
Humanamajor	$20,566	161%
Ambetter (Centene)	$21,410	167%
Devoted Health	$20,582	161%
WellCare	$19,602 - $19,967	153%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$5,000 - $93,308

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

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 Verde Valley 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.

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 Verde Valley Medical Center

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

Yavapai Regional Medical Center · Prescott $13,582
Honorhealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center · Scottsdale $14,053
Havasu Regional Medical Center · Lake Havasu City $14,089
Valley View Medical Center · Fort Mohave $14,146
Honorhealth Deer Valley Medical Center · Phoenix $14,399
Banner Heart Hospital · Mesa $14,443
Honorhealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center · Phoenix $14,540
Honorhealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center · Scottsdale $14,583

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