CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Northwest Health - Porter

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,586

about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $14,032–$25,148

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,584

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,002 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $19,586 This hospital $17,584

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How this hospital compares to other IN hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,413 Priciest $17,584

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $19,586 (about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Northwest Health - Porter charges insurers about $17,584 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Valparaiso, IN.

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	$12,175 - $20,837	95%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,524 - $22,565	106%
Aetnamajor	$13,524	106%
Humanamajor	$13,444	105%
Devoted Health	$15,072	118%
MagnaCare	$38,314	299%
+ 11 smaller / regional plans	$13,524 - $36,104

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (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, 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 Northwest Health - Porter 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 Northwest Health - Porter

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

Pinnacle Hospital · Crown Point $11,413
Norton Scott Hospital · Scottsburg $11,514
Schneck Medical Center · Seymour $12,648
Goshen Hospital · Goshen $13,233
Ascension St Vincent Warrick · Boonville $13,590
Orthopaedic Hospital at Parkview North · Fort Wayne $13,665
Ascension St Vincent Salem · Salem $13,700
Ascension St Vincent Evansville · Evansville $13,833

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