CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Alomere Health

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$16,042

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,251–$21,401

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$13,277

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,765 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $16,042 This hospital $13,277

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How this hospital compares to other MN hospitals

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

Cheapest $7,230 Priciest $14,456

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $16,042 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Alomere Health charges insurers about $13,277 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Alexandria, MN.

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	$13,277	104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$13,277	104%
Aetnamajor	$13,277	104%
Humanamajor	$13,277	104%
HealthPartners	$13,277	104%
Medica	$5,657 - $13,277	44%
Sanford Health Plan	$13,277	104%
UCare	$13,277 - $15,269	104%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$13,941

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 Alomere Health 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 Alomere Health

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

Kittson Healthcare · Hallock $7,230
Winona Health Services · Winona $13,126
Range Regional Health Services · Hibbing $13,732
St Lukes Hospital · Duluth $14,254
M Health Fairview St John's Hospital · Maplewood $14,391
M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital · Edina $14,427
M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital · Burnsville $14,433
North Memorial Health Hospital · Robbinsdale $14,456

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