CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Valley Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$23,494

about 1.8× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $16,726–$40,014

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$16,587

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $6,907 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $23,494 This hospital $16,587 Cash price $72,503 Hospital's list price $103,576

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

A typical price — 5 charge more and 3 charge less, among the 9 WA hospitals compared.

Cheapest $10,855 Priciest $20,928

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $23,494 (about 1.8× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Valley Medical Center charges insurers about $16,587, or about $72,503 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Renton, WA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldKaiser 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	$16,262 - $31,651	127%
Aetnamajor	$16,424 - $38,460	128%
Cignamajor	$25,317	198%
Humanamajor	$16,262 - $16,587	127%

Government programs also on file: Medicare.

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 (about 72,503), 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 Valley 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.

Estimate your out-of-pocket cost

A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.

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Other Procedures at Valley Medical Center

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

Prosser Memorial Hospital · Prosser $10,855
Trios Health · Kennewick $15,057
Providence St Mary Medical Center · Walla Walla $16,519
Kadlec Regional Medical Center · Richland $17,681
Swedish Issaquah · Issaquah $18,104
Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center · Vancouver $19,021
Providence Holy Family Hospital · Spokane $20,639
Highline Medical Center · Burien $20,928

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