CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Banner Desert Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,411

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $14,758–$21,222

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,866

About the fair price

about $455 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $16,411 This hospital $16,866 Cash price $25,419

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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 $16,866

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 $16,411 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Banner Desert Medical Center charges insurers about $16,866, or about $25,419 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Mesa, AZ.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$15,333 - $47,976	120%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,333 - $77,222	120%
Aetnamajor	$15,333 - $45,847	120%
Cignamajor	$15,333 - $54,755	120%
Humanamajor	$15,333 - $15,793	120%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$15,333	120%
Banner Health	$15,333	120%
Devoted Health	$16,099	126%
Health Net	$15,333 - $22,692	120%
Oscar Health	$25,299	198%
UPMC Health Plan	$15,333	120%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$15,333 - $22,999

Government programs also on file: 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 (about 25,419), 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 Banner Desert 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 Banner Desert 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.