Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Tufts Medical Center
Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $18,692 (about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Tufts Medical Center charges insurers about $24,684, or about $34,850 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Boston, MA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $18,692. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $4,284 - $22,040 | 33% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17,017 - $54,161 | 133% |
| Aetnamajor | $17,017 - $28,760 | 133% |
| Cignamajor | $16,694 - $35,627 | 130% |
| Humanamajor | $16,694 | 130% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $16,694 | 130% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $27,054 - $46,505 | 211% |
| WellSense | $36,252 - $40,851 | 283% |
| + 15 smaller / regional plans | $7,050 - $54,161 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Tufts Medical Center
Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other MA hospitals
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton · Milton $12,569
- Emerson Hospital - · W Concord $15,031
- Winchester Hospital · Winchester $15,096
- Anna Jaques Hospital · Newburyport $15,322
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth · Plymouth $15,541
- South Shore Hospital · South Weymouth $15,630
- Brown University Health Morton Hospital · Taunton $15,703
- Heywood Hospital - · Gardner $15,723
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.