CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ascension River District Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,555

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $11,488–$23,045

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,142

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,413 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,555 This hospital $11,142

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

One of the lower prices — 7 of 8 other MI hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $8,884 Priciest $13,533

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,555 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Ascension River District Hospital charges insurers about $11,142 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in East China, MI.

What each insurance company pays

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

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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	$10,828	85%
Aetnamajor	$9,410 - $11,142	73%
Humanamajor	$8,400 - $11,253	66%
Ambetter (Centene)	$13,927	109%
AmeriHealth	$11,030	86%
Molina	$11,699 - $13,927	91%
WellCare	$11,699	91%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$11,142 - $21,169

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

Excludes 2 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 Ascension River District Hospital 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 Ascension River District Hospital

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

Ascension Genesys Hospital · Grand Blanc $8,884
Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital · Watervliet $12,640
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital · W Bloomfield $13,115
Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital · Warren $13,244
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital · Clinton Township $13,379
Henry Ford Allegiance Health · Jackson $13,475
Garden City Hospital · Garden City $13,486
Wyandotte Hospital and Medical Center · Wyandotte $13,533

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