How many shoppable procedure prices are published for Springhill Medical Center?

Springhill Medical Center in Mobile, AL currently has 101 standardized procedure price records indexed from its public 45 CFR § 180 machine-readable file.

How do Springhill Medical Center's commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate?

Across scored shoppable procedures, Springhill Medical Center's median negotiated commercial rate is 0.8× the regionally adjusted fair BaseRate benchmark.

What is Springhill Medical Center's CMS Care Compare overall star rating?

CMS Care Compare assigns Springhill Medical Center an overall hospital quality rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on public federal clinical and patient-experience measures.

Hospital Profile Acute Care Hospital Proprietary 189 Beds · urban Updated: 2026-04-02

Springhill Medical Center

3719 Dauphin Street, Mobile, AL 36608 · 101 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation

CMS Overall Rating 3 / 5 Stars

Good Deal · Below Fair Market

0.81×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here are 19% below the fair benchmark (0.81×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

72/100 · Corroborated

72/100Self-Pay Cash Beats Insurance 0% of the Time

File Completeness66

Price Logic97

Peer Alignment58

Clean Billing54

Real Cash Discount74

Regional Value Leader

3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.81× fair market pricing.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintLow Shoppable & Low Captive Rates

Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments

Springhill Medical Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (2.3× Medicare, p50 0.78× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (0.8× Medicare, p75 0.93× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.

#2 of 52 in AL · 1st State Percentile#298 of 3,385 in U.S. · 8th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 19% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.81×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 0% of shoppable procedures (74/100 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

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.2× markup over Medicare rates
Commercial insurance median sits at 0.78× Fair BaseRate (2.3× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 0.93×) jump +19% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.78×)
Consolidated metro market (HHI 3,157) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

2.3× Medicare

Pre-scheduled outpatient procedures where patients can comparison-shop.

Back-Door Captive & ER0.35× Divergence

0.8× Medicare

Emergency, inpatient DRG, lab, and specialty drug lines billed after admission.

Quantile Tail Spread+19% Upper Tail

Q25 0.64× · Q50 0.78× · Q75 0.93×

Detects median-gaming when upper-quartile codes spike above the p50 median.

Select any lens to inspect department markups, federal cost accounting, or insurer discounts.

Department & Integrity Multiples (vs. CMS Medicare Cost Anchor) Green ≤1.3× · Teal 1.3–1.8× · Amber 1.8–2.5× · Rose >2.5×

Front-Door Shoppable CareFront-Door Shoppable

2.3× MedicareFair

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

1.2× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

2.6× MedicareFair

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

3.3× MedicareElevated

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

3.8× MedicareElevated

Specialty & Infusion Drugs (J-Codes)Back-Door Captive

1.6× MedicareGood

Self-Pay Cash Honesty & 501(r)Integrity & Outcomes

0% Cash Edge · 74/100Fair

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

3 CMS · 66/100Fair

Procedure Prices at Springhill Medical Center

High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 101 published procedures.

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Procedure & Billing Code	Self-Pay Cash	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs. Fair
Spinal fusion, single level (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `451`	$50,918	$19,192	$30,775	0.6×
Heart stent placement (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `322`	$48,988	$10,474	$17,936	0.6×
Sepsis treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `871`	$73,218	$8,139	$19,087	0.4×
Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: `95810`	$4,776	$4,776	$1,021	4.7×
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: `47562`	$8,713	$4,765	$6,109	0.8×
Digestive disorders treatment (inpatient stay) MS-DRG Code: `392`	$18,827	$4,632	$8,223	0.6×
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `45380`	$2,724	$2,724	$1,256	2.2×
Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `43239`	$2,468	$2,468	$987	2.5×
Total hip replacement CPT Code: `27130`	$2,292	$2,292	$13,413	0.2×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	$2,061	$2,061	$981	2.1×
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	$1,802	$1,802	$583	3.1×
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	$1,876	$1,034	$511	2.0×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	$1,379	$959	$448	2.1×
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	$1,473	$923	$369	2.5×
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	$1,473	$906	$343	unverified
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	$880	$880	$498	1.8×
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	$1,820	$899	$338	unverified
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	$1,673	$809	$258	3.1×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	$2,840	$791	$303	2.6×
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	$1,352	$782	$242	unverified
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	$1,417	$771	$166	unverified
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	$1,330	$742	$160	unverified
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	$1,299	$764	$167	unverified
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	$1,299	$765	$169	unverified
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	$1,330	$764	$163	unverified
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	$678	$678	$272	2.5×
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	$363	$363	$201	1.8×
Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90375`	$7,881	$306	$322	1.0×
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	$232	$232	$86	2.7×
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	$224	$224	$168	unverified
New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: `99203`	$164	$164	$110	1.5×
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: `99214`	$171	$171	$123	1.4×
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	$128	$128	$64	2.0×
Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: `90371`	$462	$152	$151	1.0×
Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77066`	$528	$139	$148	0.9×
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	$106	$106	$34	3.1×
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	$96	$96	$35	2.7×
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	$104	$104	$40	2.6×
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	$95	$95	$38	2.5×
Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77067`	$440	$115	$123	0.9×
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	$88	$88	$38	2.3×
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) CPT Code: `97750`	$86	$86	$38	2.3×
Prosthetic fitting and training CPT Code: `97761`	$89	$89	$45	2.0×
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) CPT Code: `99213`	$111	$111	$87	1.3×
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	$85	$85	$51	1.7×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	$634	$106	$132	0.8×
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	$501	$99	$134	0.7×
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	$634	$92	$130	0.7×
Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: `90675`	$909	$359	$347	1.0×
Drug screening test HCPCS Code: `G0480`	$255	$255	$116	2.2×
MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: `90707`	$233	$233	$111	2.1×
Tdap vaccine (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) HCPCS Code: `90715`	$128	$128	$56	2.3×
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	$75	$75	$33	2.3×
Extended office visit (prolonged) HCPCS Code: `G2212`	$66	$66	$33	2.0×
Speech therapy (group session) CPT Code: `92508`	$50	$50	$27	1.9×
Flu vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0008`	$72	$72	$48	1.5×
Pneumonia vaccine injection HCPCS Code: `G0009`	$61	$61	$49	1.2×
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	$366	$75	$126	0.6×
Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: `90744`	$93	$33	$37	0.9×
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	$118	$45	$93	0.5×
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	$348	$48	$112	0.4×
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	$41	$6	$7	0.9×
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	$41	$5	$6	0.8×
Diagnostic procedure preparation HCPCS Code: `G0279`	$46	$29	$35	0.8×
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	$49	$49	$86	0.6×
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	$100	$8	$10	0.8×
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	$24	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	$37	$4	$5	0.8×
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	$118	$12	$15	0.8×
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	$92	$15	$19	0.8×
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	$77	$11	$14	0.8×
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	$97	$14	$18	0.8×
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	$106	$7	$9	0.8×
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	$95	$24	$31	0.8×
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	$254	$36	$93	0.4×
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	$207	$35	$93	0.4×
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	$207	$35	$93	0.4×
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) CPT Code: `81001`	$37	$3	$3	1.0×
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	$89	$9	$11	0.8×
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	$207	$33	$92	0.4×
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	$45	$7	$9	0.8×
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	$93	$7	$9	0.8×
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	$207	$32	$92	0.3×
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	$24	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	$28	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	$56	$11	$14	0.8×
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	$57	$12	$16	0.8×
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	$28	$3	$4	0.8×
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	$28	$3	$4	0.8×
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	$32	$6	$8	0.8×
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	$92	$15	$20	0.8×
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	$106	$8	$11	0.7×
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	$62	$5	$7	0.7×
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	$25	$5	$7	0.7×
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	$207	$29	$93	0.3×
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	$37	$2	$3	0.7×
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	$61	$3	$5	0.6×
Flu vaccine (high dose) HCPCS Code: `90656`	$52	$14	$25	0.6×
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	$118	$21	$92	0.2×
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	$107	$24	$110	0.2×
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	$143	$3	$46	0.1×

Showing top 25 high-impact procedures of 101 total

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CMS CCN: 010144

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Fair BaseRate™ $30,775

Medicare Rate $23,504

Self-Pay Cash $50,918

Insurer Median $19,192

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with Springhill Medical Center’s charged/list benchmark

2. Household Annual Income ($) Screened against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines

3. Household Size (1–8) 2026 FPL: $15,650 + $5,500 per additional person

Step 1 · 501(r) Charity Care Check 274% of 2026 FPL

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.

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Save $8,985 Paying Cash

Self-Pay Cash Rate ($50,918) Beats Your Bill

Springhill Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $50,918 (vs. $19,192 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$29,128 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $30,775 Fair BaseRate ($23,504 Medicare)

Your bill ($59,903) is $29,128 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 2.5× the $23,504 Medicare rate.

1-Click Factual Dispute Summary: Copy a citation-backed benchmark memo (with CMS CCN, CPT code, Medicare reference, Fair BaseRate, and 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) calculations) to paste into patient-portal messages or billing appeals.

IRS Form 990 Schedule H & 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) For-Profit / Non-501(c)(3)

Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)

Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Springhill Medical Center 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.

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CMS Care Compare Public Quality Record

Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks

CMS Overall3/5 Stars (3/5)

Safety Composite66/100

Would Recommend72%

Rated 9 or 10 (HCAHPS)68%

Median ER Wait146 min

Left ER Before Seen2%

30-Day Mortality vs U.S.same

Unplanned Readmissionsame

Hip/Knee Complication Rate3.8%

Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)

1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)

Central-Line Bloodstream Infectionsame

C. diff Hospital-Onset Infectionbetter

Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (1,481 completed HCAHPS patient surveys). Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.

Care-Setting Arbitrage, Bilateral SVD Insurer Leverage & Regional Alternatives

How to Pay Less Nearby: Freestanding Centers, Insurer Leverage & Outpatient Savings

Regional Value & Quality Leader Pareto Frontier (Price + Quality)

2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Springhill Medical Center.

Price Index: 0.56× regional baseline

Quality: 59/100 CMS composite

Median Household Income$58,119U.S. Census ACS

Local Uninsured Share10.9%Regional ACS estimate

200% FPL (1 Person)$31,920Common free-care ceiling

400% FPL (Family of 4)$128,600Common AGB cap ceiling

45 CFR § 180 Primary-Source Lineage & Federal Verification VeriRate 72/100 · Corroborated CMS CCN 010144

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