CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,102

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,469–$20,013

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,917

About the fair price

about $815 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $16,102 This hospital $16,917

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How this hospital compares to other LA hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,538 Priciest $16,917

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $16,102 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish charges insurers about $16,917 — about the fair price. Located in Houma, LA.

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	$11,945 - $21,387	93%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,945 - $31,147	93%
Aetnamajor	$15,550	121%
Cignamajor	$1,300	10%
Humanamajor	$11,945 - $17,958	93%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$12,762 - $27,954

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, 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 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish 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 Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish

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

St Tammany Parish Hospital · Covington $10,538
Winn Parish Medical Center · Winnfield $11,131
Lafayette Surgical Specialty Hospital · Lafayette $11,306
Christus Ochsner Lake Area Hospital · Lake Charles $11,367
Oakdale Community Hospital · Oakdale $11,446
Byrd Regional Hospital · Leesville $11,527
Christus Ochsner St Patrick Hospital · Lake Charles $11,563
Sabine Medical Center · Many $11,622

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