CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,700

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,070–$18,852

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,908

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,792 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $16,700 This hospital $12,908

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,862 Priciest $14,597

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $16,700 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down charges insurers about $12,908 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Iowa City, IA.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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	$12,352 - $41,495	96%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$9,642 - $12,970	75%
Aetnamajor	$12,352 - $21,046	96%
Humanamajor	$12,723	99%
HealthPartners	$12,599	98%
Molina	$9,642	75%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans	$9,642 - $24,258

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 University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down 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 University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down

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

Henry County Health Center · Mount Pleasant $11,862
Mary Greeley Medical Center · Ames $12,463
Grinnell Regional Medical Center · Grinnell $12,580
St Lukes Hospital · Cedar Rapids $13,473
Allen Hospital · Waterloo $13,665
Finley Hospital · Dubuque $14,138
St Lukes Regional Medical Center · Sioux City $14,550
Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi · Des Moines $14,597

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