CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Ecu Health North Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,380

about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,753–$17,338

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,060

About the fair price

about $1,320 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $15,380 This hospital $14,060 Cash price $26,612 Hospital's list price $47,521

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How this hospital compares to other NC hospitals

A typical price — 3 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NC hospitals compared.

Cheapest $11,998 Priciest $14,978

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 $15,380 (about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Ecu Health North Hospital charges insurers about $14,060, or about $26,612 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Roanoke Rapids, NC.

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	$14,341	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,051 - $14,060	110%
Aetnamajor	$14,763	115%
Humanamajor	$14,060	110%
AmeriHealth	$14,051	110%
WellCare	$14,051	110%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$14,051 - $14,060

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 (about 26,612), 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 Ecu Health North 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 Ecu Health North Hospital

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
Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $14,622
Vidant Roanoke Chowan Hospital · Ahoskie $14,839
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital · Elkin $14,978

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