CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,855

about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $11,645–$23,276

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$19,424

About the fair price

about $431 under the fair price · 1.5× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $19,855 This hospital $19,424

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,998 Priciest $19,424

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $19,855 (about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health charges insurers about $19,424 — about the fair price. Located in Charlotte, NC.

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	$17,839 - $20,535	139%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$8,769 - $34,833	68%
Aetnamajor	$20,182	158%
Cignamajor	$20,474 - $32,381	160%
Humanamajor	$19,889	155%
Ambetter (Centene)	$19,442 - $24,478	152%
AmeriHealth	$18,576 - $19,115	145%
Molina	$19,424 - $20,677	152%
WellCare	$18,926	148%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$18,926 - $19,494

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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav 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 Carolinas Medical Center/Behav Health

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

Maria Parham Medical Center · Henderson $11,998
Haywood Regional Medical Center · Clyde $12,259
Sentara Albemarle Medical Center · Elizabeth City $12,430
Wilson Medical Center · Wilson $13,208
Rutherford Regional Medical Center · Rutherfordton $13,685
Ecu Health North Hospital · Roanoke Rapids $14,060
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $14,622
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital · Ahoskie $14,839

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