CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,348

about 1.9× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $14,850–$30,025

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$27,889

About the fair price

about $3,541 over the fair price · 2.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $24,348 This hospital $27,889 Cash price $38,557 Hospital's list price $128,524

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How this hospital compares to other GA hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,641 Priciest $27,889

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $24,348 (about 1.9× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc charges insurers about $27,889, or about $38,557 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Jasper, GA.

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	$13,208 - $52,100	103%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$41,436 - $41,675	324%
Aetnamajor	$26,221	205%
Cignamajor	$28,603 - $41,573	223%
Ambetter (Centene)	$25,708	201%
CareSource	$27,174	212%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$13,398 - $34,997

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 (about 38,557), 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 Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc 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 Piedmont Mountainside Hospital Inc

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

Coffee Regional Medical Center, Inc · Douglas $10,641
Bacon County Hospital · Alma $11,647
Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital · Albany $13,546
Wellstar Paulding Medical Center · Hiram $13,737
Wellstar North Fulton Medical Center · Roswell $13,837
Doctors Hospital · Augusta $14,113
Fairview Park Hospital · Dublin $14,148
Memorial Health Meadows Hospital · Vidalia $14,323

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