Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $19,899 (about 1.6× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Community Medical Center charges insurers about $22,945, or about $94,097 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Scranton, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $19,899. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $40,796 | 319% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12,814 - $41,286 | 100% |
| Aetnamajor | $11,642 - $89,544 | 91% |
| Cignamajor | $17,300 | 135% |
| Humanamajor | $11,310 | 88% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $26,057 | 203% |
| Geisinger | $11,088 - $25,431 | 87% |
| Health Net | $88,937 | 694% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $75,885 - $136,592 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Compare: Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) at other PA hospitals
- Clarion Hospital · Clarion $6,351
- Independence Health System Butler Memorial Hospita · Butler $6,639
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $11,972
- Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber · Windber $12,087
- Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center · Lancaster $12,371
- UPMC Hanover · Hanover $12,984
- Punxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney $13,058
- Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $13,171
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.