CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: French Hospital Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,538

about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $17,162–$25,863

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,018

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,520 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $19,538 This hospital $17,018

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How this hospital compares to other CA hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 CA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $11,647 Priciest $17,113

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 $19,538 (about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate). French Hospital Medical Center charges insurers about $17,018 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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	$13,316 - $18,570	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17,018	133%
Aetnamajor	$10,895 - $17,018	85%
Cignamajor	$11,313	88%
Humanamajor	$17,018	133%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$17,018	133%
Health Net	$17,018	133%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$17,018

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 French Hospital 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 French Hospital Medical Center

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
Adventist Health and Rideout · Marysville $17,022
Garden Grove Hospital & Medical Center · Garden Grove $17,064
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian · Newport Beach $17,113

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