CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$21,996

about 1.7× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $16,215–$35,855

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$17,584

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $4,412 under the fair price · 1.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $21,996 This hospital $17,584

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

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

Cheapest $14,255 Priciest $17,584

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $21,996 (about 1.7× the $12,807 Medicare rate). University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro charges insurers about $17,584 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Plainsboro, NJ.

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	$2,288 - $14,382	18%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$1,954 - $17,584	15%
Aetnamajor	$1,903 - $24,827	15%
Cignamajor	$14,814 - $20,493	116%
Humanamajor	$15,530	121%
AmeriHealth	$2,478	19%
Clover Health	$15,243	119%
Health Net	$3,065 - $6,075	24%
MagnaCare	$5,693	44%
+ 8 smaller / regional plans	$1,907 - $28,084

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro 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 University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro

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

Valley Hospital · Paramus $14,255
Cape Regional Medical Center Inc · Cape May Court House $14,518
Shore Medical Center · Somers Point $14,609
Carewell Health Medical Center · East Orange $15,632
Southern Ocean Medical Center · Manahawkin $15,685
Riverview Medical Center · Red Bank $15,719
Bayshore Medical Center · Holmdel $15,825
St Luke's Warren Hospital · Phillipsburg $16,991

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