CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Multicare Valley Hospital

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$24,397

about 1.9× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $16,145–$29,900

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$26,004

About the fair price

about $1,607 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $24,397 This hospital $26,004

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How this hospital compares to other WA hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,855 Priciest $26,004

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $24,397 (about 1.9× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Multicare Valley Hospital charges insurers about $26,004 — about the fair price. Located in Spokane Valley, WA.

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✓ Kaiser Permanente Humana

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	$15,925 - $37,825	124%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$15,312 - $33,704	120%
Aetnamajor	$15,772 - $33,242	123%
Cignamajor	$29,467	230%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$37,963	296%
Ambetter (Centene)	$26,004	203%
Molina	$15,312 - $28,328	120%
WellCare	$16,078	126%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$15,312 - $25,817

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 Multicare Valley 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 Multicare Valley Hospital

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
Valley Medical Center · Renton $16,587
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

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