CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Watsonville Community Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,241

about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $16,034–$25,432

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$20,244

About the fair price

about $3 over the fair price · 1.6× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $20,241 This hospital $20,244

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,647 Priciest $20,244

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $20,241 (about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Watsonville Community Hospital charges insurers about $20,244 — about the fair price. Located in Watsonville, CA.

What each insurance company pays

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

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Kaiser Permanente Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumana

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	$19,934 - $44,253	156%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$42,858	335%
Health Net	$19,934 - $41,861	156%
+ 19 smaller / regional plans	$19,934 - $44,253

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

Excludes 9 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 Watsonville Community Hospital 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 Watsonville Community Hospital

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

College Medical Center · Long Beach $11,647
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital · Salinas $15,804
Good Samaritan Hospital, LP · Bakersfield $16,639
San Dimas Community Hospital · San Dimas $16,758
Saint John's Health Center · Santa Monica $17,013
French Hospital Medical Center · San Luis Obispo $17,018
Adventist Health and Rideout · Marysville $17,022
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center · Garden Grove $17,064

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