CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Southern Ocean Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$21,967

about 1.7× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $16,071–$35,649

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,685

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,282 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $21,967 This hospital $15,685 Cash price $13,119

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How this hospital compares to other NJ hospitals

A typical price — 4 charge more and 4 charge less, among the 9 NJ hospitals compared.

Cheapest $14,255 Priciest $17,251

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 $21,967 (about 1.7× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Southern Ocean Medical Center charges insurers about $15,685, or about $13,119 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Manahawkin, NJ.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$14,972 - $68,936	117%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,259	111%
Aetnamajor	$14,259 - $57,375	111%
Cignamajor	$52,593 - $60,397	411%
Amerigroup	$14,259	111%
Clover Health	$15,685	122%
WellCare	$14,259	111%
+ 4 smaller / regional plans	$6,542 - $59,116

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

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 13,119), 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 Southern Ocean Medical Center 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 Southern Ocean Medical Center

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
Riverview Medical Center · Red Bank $15,719
Bayshore Medical Center · Holmdel $15,825
St Luke's Warren Hospital · Phillipsburg $16,991
Jfk University Medical Center · Edison $17,251

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