CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$19,216

about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $12,349–$32,283

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,602

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,614 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $19,216 This hospital $15,602

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $10,740 Priciest $15,602

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $19,216 (about 1.5× the $12,807 Medicare rate). MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center charges insurers about $15,602 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Lancaster, SC.

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	$14,346 - $50,814	112%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,346 - $53,187	112%
Aetnamajor	$14,633	114%
Cignamajor	$14,633	114%
Humanamajor	$14,346	112%
Clover Health	$14,633	114%
Molina	$14,633 - $15,781	114%
WellCare	$14,633	114%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$15,422

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 MUSC 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 MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center

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

Anmed Health · Anderson $10,740
Cannon Memorial Hospital · Pickens $10,958
McLeod Loris Hospital · Loris $12,159
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center · Cades $12,281
Cherokee Medical Center · Gaffney $12,622
Prisma Health Patewood Hospital · Greenville $12,631
Aiken Regional Medical Center · Aiken $13,090
East Cooper Medical Center · Mount Pleasant $13,664

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