Prosthetic fitting and training
Facility: Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Billing Code: 97761 (CPT)
This hospital's typical commercial price is $36 compared to the $37 fair price benchmark.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.97× fair market pricing.
One of the lower prices — 6 of 8 other AR hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 AR hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Prosthetic fitting and training is about $37 (about 0.9× the $40 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital Fort Smith charges insurers about $36, or about $57 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Fort Smith, AR.
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
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 | $36 - $186 | 89% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $36 - $47 | 89% |
| Aetnamajor | $36 - $77 | 89% |
| Cignamajor | $38 - $168 | 94% |
| Humanamajor | $36 - $77 | 89% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $54 | 134% |
| HealthLink | $47 - $62 | 116% |
| Independent Health | $36 | 89% |
| + 44 smaller / regional plans | $17 - $140 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Compare: Prosthetic fitting and training at other AR hospitals
- Chicot Memorial Medical Center · Lake Village $30
- Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas · Rogers $36
- Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $37
- Arkansas Children's Northwest, Inc · Springdale $37
- University of Arkansas Medical Sciences · Little Rock $39
- Delta Memorial Hospital · Dumas $39
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital · Walnut Ridge $40
- Johnson Regional Medical Center · Clarksville $42
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Mercy Hospital Fort Smith (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $32
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (36.3% of gross = $32).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($57) Beats Your Bill
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $57 (vs. $36 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $37 Fair BaseRate ($40 Medicare)
Your bill ($87) is $50 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($37) and 2.2× the $40 Medicare rate.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. Clinical quality metrics summarize historical facility-wide cohorts and are not medical advice for individual care decisions.
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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.