Prattville Baptist Hospital
124 S Memorial Dr, Prattville, AL 36067 · 136 Priced Procedures · 70% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +7% above the fair benchmark (1.07×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 1.07× fair market pricing.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Prattville Baptist Hospital maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.07× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 72% of procedures. High-deductible and uninsured patients should always request the self-pay cash rate prior to billing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.91× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 72% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (63/100 safety score) with 70% 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 1.4× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (1.6×) & laboratory (1.5×) services average 1.09× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.1×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.22×) jump +18% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.03×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 2,835) 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 Prattville Baptist Hospital
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 136 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Prattville Baptist Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
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.
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Prattville Baptist Hospital's billing desk for their written 45 CFR § 180 discounted self-pay cash price and Good Faith Estimate under the No Surprises Act.
Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)
Your bill ($53,954) is $23,179 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 2.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Prattville Baptist Hospital 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 Prattville Baptist Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-07-11·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (398 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). 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 Prattville Baptist Hospital.
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.