CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Denver Health & Hospital Authority

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$20,930

about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $15,807–$38,574

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$40,752

Well above the fair price

about $19,822 over the fair price · 3.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $20,930 This hospital $40,752

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other CO hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,337 Priciest $40,752

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $20,930 (about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Denver Health & Hospital Authority charges insurers about $40,752 — well above the fair price. Located in Denver, CO.

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 $20,930. 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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$6,852	54%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$4,617	36%
Aetnamajor	$30,498 - $52,878	238%
Cignamajor	$40,752	318%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$30,498 - $42,917

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 Denver Health & Hospital Authority 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 Denver Health & Hospital Authority

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

San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center · Alamosa $11,337
Animas Surgical Hospital, LLC · Durango $13,289
Montrose Regional Health · Montrose $13,685
HCA Healthone Rose · Denver $14,680
Community Hospital · Grand Junction $14,727
Centura Health-Penrose St Francis Health Services · Colorado Springs $15,049
Hca-Healthone DBA Swedish Medical Center · Englewood $15,342
Sky Ridge Medical Center · Lone Tree $15,558

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