Medical Center Barbour
820 W Washington St, Eufaula, AL 36027 · 78 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are 10% below the fair benchmark (0.90×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Medical Center Barbour maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.9× Medicare, p50 0.91× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.96× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 10% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.90×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 18% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (66/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (0.8×) & laboratory (1.7×) services average 1.11× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.9×)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.90× Fair BaseRate), out-of-network or unnegotiated chargemaster bills can exceed commercial medians — confirm in-network status or request a self-pay cash quote up front.
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 10,000) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.
Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.
Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.
Procedure Prices at Medical Center Barbour
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 78 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $420 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $343 | 0.8× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $343 | 0.7× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $280 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $232 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $232 | 0.8× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $232 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $232 | 0.7× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $232 | 0.6× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $196 | unverified |
| Psychiatric evaluation (first visit) CPT Code: 90791 | $160 | 0.9× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $171 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $171 | 0.7× |
| X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: 72170 | $102 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: 71045 | $85 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: 71046 | $85 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72040 | $85 | 0.9× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $102 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $102 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $102 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $102 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $102 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $102 | 0.6× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $94 | 0.6× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $102 | 0.6× |
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Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($569) Beats Your Bill
Medical Center Barbour's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $569 (vs. $420 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $498 Fair BaseRate ($451 Medicare)
Your bill ($1,138) is $640 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($498) and 2.5× the $451 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Medical Center Barbour as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Medical Center Barbour. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2026-02-23·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded - 2024-12-17·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-09-12·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings
2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Medical Center Barbour.
Verify the Raw Data: Official Hospital MRF, CMS Medicare.gov & Federal Filings
Safe-Harbor Data Corrections: Parsed directly from public 45 CFR § 180 hospital filings, CMS Care Compare, and CMS HCRIS cost reports. Hospital compliance officers may submit updated MRF URLs or rate tables for verification.