Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)
Facility: Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)
Highest price of the 9 TX hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $16,934 (about 1.3× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital charges insurers about $30,165 — well above the fair price. Located in Houston, TX.
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 $16,934. 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.
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16,883 - $37,684 | 132% |
| Aetnamajor | $30,165 | 236% |
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 Tops Surgical Specialty Hospital
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.