CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,958

about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $14,064–$21,388

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,200

About the fair price

about $758 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $15,958 This hospital $15,200 Cash price $14,757

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

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

Cheapest $6,207 Priciest $15,200

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $15,958 (about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin charges insurers about $15,200, or about $14,757 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Elgin, IL.

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	$14,757	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,019 - $23,901	109%
Aetnamajor	$14,757 - $15,495	115%
Cignamajor	$14,757 - $15,171	115%
Humanamajor	$14,757 - $16,233	115%
Ambetter (Centene)	$23,907	187%
Devoted Health	$14,757	115%
Health Net	$17,709	138%
Meridian	$15,495	121%
Molina	$15,200 - $22,136	119%
WellCare	$14,757	115%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$14,757 - $22,874

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 14,757), 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 Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin 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 Saint Joseph Hospital-Elgin

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

Jacksonville Memorial Hospital · Jacksonville $6,207
Blessing Hospital · Quincy $11,175
Alexian Brothers Medical Center 1 · Elk Grove Village $11,724
St Alexius Medical Center · Hoffman Estates $12,403
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics · Chicago $12,558
Northwestern Medicine Delnor Community Hospital · Geneva $13,085
Edward Hospital · Naperville $13,495
Northwest Community Hospital 1 · Arlington Heights $13,506

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