CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,127

about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $15,398–$23,093

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$15,794

About the fair price

about $1,333 under the fair price · 1.2× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,127 This hospital $15,794

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How this hospital compares to other TX hospitals

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

Cheapest $9,063 Priciest $15,794

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,127 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center charges insurers about $15,794 — about the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.

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	$2,591 - $40,000	20%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,681	115%
Aetnamajor	$11,891 - $21,330	93%
Cignamajor	$14,535 - $35,854	113%
Humanamajor	$14,226 - $25,863	111%
Amerigroup	$14,975	117%
Devoted Health	$14,975	117%
Healthcare Highways	$21,450	167%
Independent Health	$15,269	119%
Molina	$16,003 - $25,980	125%
Oscar Health	$14,388 - $20,609	112%
WellCare	$15,269	119%
WellMed	$14,535	113%
+ 10 smaller / regional plans	$14,828 - $24,645

Government programs also on file: 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 HCA Houston Healthcare 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 HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center

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

Dell Seton Med Center at the University of Tx · Austin $9,063
Northwest Hills Surgical Hospital · Austin $9,063
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes · Burnet $9,063
Ascension Seton Edgar B Davis · Luling $9,063
Dell Children's Medical Center · Austin $9,063
Ascension Seton Cedar Park · Cedar Park $9,063
Childrens Medical Ctr of Dallas · Dallas $9,631
Childrens Medical Center Plano · Plano $9,631

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