Delta Memorial Hospital
811 Highway 65 South, Dumas, AR 71639 · 101 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here match the fair market benchmark (1.02×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
Delta Memorial Hospital prices routine shoppable procedures near 1.0× Medicare (p50 0.87×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.4× Medicare (p75 1.33×, +53% upper-tail jump). Patients scheduling elective outpatient care can capture competitive rates, but emergency and ancillary bills require strict line-item auditing.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 0.80× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 21% 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 (35.6% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (1.02× 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.
- Captive ER (1.4×) & laboratory (1.9×) services average 1.40× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (1.0×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.33×) jump +53% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.87×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.8× Medicare (21¢ 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 Delta Memorial Hospital
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.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59510 | $6,207 | unverified |
| Vaginal delivery (full package) CPT Code: 59400 | $5,620 | unverified |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,204 | 0.2× |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $958 | 0.3× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $784 | 0.2× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $578 | 1.1× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $432 | 1.3× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $453 | 0.8× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $403 | 1.2× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $380 | 1.0× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $367 | 0.7× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $377 | 0.4× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $399 | 0.3× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $332 | 0.7× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $337 | 0.3× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $297 | 0.3× |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $228 | 1.4× |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $251 | 1.0× |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $215 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $215 | 1.3× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $208 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $222 | 0.8× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $224 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $178 | 1.1× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $165 | 1.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Delta Memorial Hospital (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $2,329
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (35.6% of gross = $2,329).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($5,227) Beats Your Bill
Delta Memorial Hospital's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $5,227 (vs. $6,207 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $2,975 Fair BaseRate ($2,473 Medicare)
Your bill ($6,534) is $3,559 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($2,975) and 2.6× the $2,473 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (35.6% 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 Delta Memorial Hospital. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-03-28·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2023-11-01·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2023-07-13·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 Delta Memorial Hospital.
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.