CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,199

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,434–$22,649

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,481

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $5,718 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,199 This hospital $11,481

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How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other FL hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $11,438 Priciest $14,033

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,199 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf charges insurers about $11,481 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Port Saint Joe, FL.

What each insurance company pays

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

5 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	$10,552 - $18,979	82%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$9,333 - $17,170	73%
Aetnamajor	$10,761 - $37,162	84%
Cignamajor	$11,580	90%
Humanamajor	$10,761	84%
Ambetter (Centene)	$17,238	135%
Cigna HealthSpring	$10,656	83%
Oscar Health	$16,716	131%
WellCare	$10,447	82%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$10,447 - $23,507

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf 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 Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf

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

Sacred Heart Hospital on the Emerald Coast · Miramar Beach $11,438
Sacred Heart Hospital · Pensacola $11,706
Gulf Breeze Hospital · Gulf Breeze $12,779
Jay Hospital · Jay $13,657
HCA Florida Pasadena Hospital A Part of HCA Florid · Saint Petersburg $13,759
Villages Regional Hospital, The · The Villages $13,884
HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital · Port Charlotte $14,018
HCA Florida South Shore Hospital · Sun City Center $14,033

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