CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Community Memorial Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,654

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $13,308–$23,570

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$14,512

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $3,142 under the fair price · 1.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,654 This hospital $14,512

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How this hospital compares to other VA hospitals

On the higher side — 7 of 8 other VA hospitals charge less.

Cheapest $10,027 Priciest $15,507

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,654 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Community Memorial Hospital charges insurers about $14,512 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in South Hill, VA.

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	$14,717	115%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$14,151 - $27,377	110%
Aetnamajor	$14,151	110%
Cignamajor	$14,292 - $30,384	112%
Humanamajor	$14,858	116%
Molina	$14,308	112%
Sentara	$14,151	110%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$14,308

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 Community Memorial Hospital 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 Community Memorial Hospital

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

Childrens Hospital of the Kings Daughters Inc · Norfolk $10,027
Sentara Rmh Medical Center · Harrisonburg $13,214
Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany · Low Moor $13,328
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital · South Boston $13,760
Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski · Pulaski $13,902
Sovah Health Danville · Danville $13,935
Clinch Valley Medical Center · Richlands $14,053
Carilion Medical Center · Roanoke $15,507

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