CMS Price Transparency Data

Heart stent placement (inpatient stay)

Facility: Charleston Area Medical Center

Billing Code: 322 (MS-DRG)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$13,012

about 1.0× the $12,807 Medicare rate · typically $11,386–$16,134

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$11,311

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $1,701 under the fair price · 0.9× Medicare

Medicare pays $12,807 Fair price $13,012 This hospital $11,311 Cash price $140,508 Hospital's list price $140,508

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How this hospital compares to other WV hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 WV hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $11,311 Priciest $16,216

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 WV 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 $13,012 (about 1.0× the $12,807 Medicare rate). Charleston Area Medical Center charges insurers about $11,311, or about $140,508 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Charleston, WV.

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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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	$11,650 - $137,698	91%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$11,311 - $128,130	88%
Aetnamajor	$11,311 - $137,698	88%
Cignamajor	$130,673	1020%
CareSource	$31,670	247%
UniCare	$16,287	127%
+ 6 smaller / regional plans	$11,311 - $137,698

Government programs also on file: Military & VA.

Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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 140,508), 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 Charleston Area 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.

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Other Procedures at Charleston Area Medical Center

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

St Marys Medical Center · Huntington $11,544
Raleigh General Hospital · Beckley $12,744
Wheeling Hospital, Inc · Wheeling $14,488
Reynolds Memorial Hospital, Inc · Glen Dale $14,513
Camden Clark Medical Center · Parkersburg $14,557
Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital · Philippi $15,032
Beckley Arh Hospital · Beckley $15,454
Berkeley Medical Center · Martinsburg $16,216

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