CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,474

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $14,526–$21,340

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,728

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $2,746 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,474 This hospital $14,728

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $11,944 Priciest $19,626

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,474 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $14,728 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Carlsbad, NM.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna AetnaHumanaKaiser 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	$14,588 - $47,619	114%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$10,740 - $43,191	84%
Cignamajor	$11,121	87%
Devoted Health	$14,728	115%
Molina	$14,028 - $38,982	110%
Presbyterian	$10,797 - $14,028	84%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$10,933 - $57,116

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (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 Carlsbad 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 Carlsbad Medical Center

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

Alta Vista Regional Hospital · Las Vegas $11,944
Christus St Vincent Regional Medical Center · Santa Fe $13,330
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems · Taos $13,479
Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $14,113
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $14,350
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $16,715
Presbyterian Hospital · Albuquerque $18,243
Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $19,626

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