CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17,516

about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $12,982–$31,374

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$30,910

Well above the fair price

about $13,394 over the fair price · 2.4× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $17,516 This hospital $30,910 Hospital's list price $90,667

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other WI hospitals

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

Cheapest $10,940 Priciest $30,910

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

A fair price for a Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) is about $17,516 (about 1.4× the $12,807 Medicare rate). University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority charges insurers about $30,910 — well above the fair price. Located in Madison, WI.

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 $17,516. 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.

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	$11,299	88%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,299 - $45,785	88%
Aetnamajor	$11,299	88%
Cignamajor	$45,662	357%
Humanamajor	$11,299	88%
HealthPartners	$40,993	320%
Security Health Plan	$44,207	345%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans	$27,792 - $40,854

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, 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 University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority 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.

How you’d pay

Deductible left to meet ($)

Your coinsurance (%)

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Other Procedures at University of Wi Hospitals & Clinics Authority

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

Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County · Darlington $10,940
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin · Glendale $12,084
Sauk Prairie Hospital · Prairie Du Sac $12,461
Oakleaf Surgical Hospital · Altoona $12,485
The Monroe Clinic · Monroe $12,539
Mile Bluff Medical Center · Mauston $12,679
Beloit Health System · Beloit $14,422
Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital · Mequon $15,202

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