CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$15,432

about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,151–$27,554

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$12,371

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,061 under the fair price · 1.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $15,432 This hospital $12,371

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $6,351 Priciest $13,208

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 $15,432 (about 1.2× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $12,371 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lancaster, PA.

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	$12,371 - $36,924	97%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$12,247 - $52,058	96%
Aetnamajor	$12,371 - $32,268	97%
Cignamajor	$34,431	269%
Humanamajor	$12,495	98%
AmeriHealth	$12,371	97%
Cigna HealthSpring	$12,495	98%
Geisinger	$12,371	97%
HealthPartners	$12,619	99%
UPMC Health Plan	$12,991	101%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans	$12,742 - $15,464

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 Penn State Health Lancaster 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 Penn State Health Lancaster 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
UPMC Hanover · Hanover $12,984
Punxsutawney Area Hospital · Punxsutawney $13,058
Meadville Medical Center · Meadville $13,171
Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $13,208

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