Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Lehigh Valley Hospital
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.
A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $18,559 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Lehigh Valley Hospital charges insurers about $23,366 — above the fair price. Located in Allentown, 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 $18,559. 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 | $15,715 - $31,889 | 123% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10,745 - $54,381 | 84% |
| Aetnamajor | $16,501 - $40,392 | 129% |
| Cignamajor | $16,186 - $121,605 | 126% |
| Humanamajor | $16,658 | 130% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $36,225 | 283% |
| AmeriHealth | $15,715 - $16,186 | 123% |
| Devoted Health | $16,658 | 130% |
| Geisinger | $16,186 - $39,394 | 126% |
| HealthPartners | $16,501 - $28,831 | 129% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $16,658 - $38,751 | 130% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $15,715 - $56,369 |
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 Lehigh Valley Hospital
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.