CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Children's Mercy South

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence

A fair price for this

$13,965

about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $9,705–$33,616

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$10,652

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,313 under the fair price · 0.8× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $13,965 This hospital $10,652

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How this hospital compares to other KS hospitals

One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other KS hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $7,498 Priciest $12,941

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $13,965 (about 1.1× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Children's Mercy South charges insurers about $10,652 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Overland Park, KS.

What each insurance company pays

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

1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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	$10,308	80%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$10,995

Government programs also on file: Medicaid.

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 Children's Mercy South 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 Children's Mercy South

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

Scott County Hospital · Scott City $7,498
Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park · Overland Park $9,858
Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital, LLC · Wichita $11,517
Kansas Heart Hospital · Wichita $11,584
Saint John Hospital · Leavenworth $11,985
Via Christi Hospital Wichita St Teresa, Inc · Wichita $12,420
Centura St. Catherine-Dodge City · Dodge City $12,930
Stormont Vail Hospital · Topeka $12,941

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