Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc
2100 North Seventh Street, West Memphis, AR 72301 · 100 Priced Procedures · 72% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are +39% above the fair benchmark (1.39×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Cash-Arbitrage Bifurcated Pricer
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc maintains elevated commercial insurance contracts (1.39× Fair BaseRate) while offering direct self-pay cash discounts that beat commercial negotiated medians on 56% 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 1.16× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 56% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (16.3% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.9× markup over Medicare rates
- Captive ER (2.2×) & laboratory (4.0×) services average 1.20× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.5×)
- Specialty infusion drugs (J-codes) average 1.7× Medicare — verify per-unit billing on itemized statements
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 15.7× Medicare (14¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)
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 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 100 published procedures.
Audit a Bill or Quote at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $12,494
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (16.3% of gross = $12,494).
Compare Prompt-Pay Cash Rate Against Remaining Deductible
Ask Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc'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 ($76,697) is $45,922 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($30,775) and 3.3× the $23,504 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (16.3% of gross charges)
Under 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5), a tax-exempt hospital organization may not bill FAP-eligible patients more than Amounts Generally Billed (AGB) to individuals with insurance covering emergency or medically necessary care. Derived from this facility’s reported CMS HCRIS cost-to-charge & insurer allowance filings. Verify your exact Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) determination directly with the billing office.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2025-04-24·administrative_or_closure
Met Requirements
Recorded
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (56 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 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden, Inc.
Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)
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.