How many shoppable procedure prices are published for Mena Regional Health System?

Mena Regional Health System in Mena, AR currently has 94 standardized procedure price records indexed from its public 45 CFR § 180 machine-readable file.

How do Mena Regional Health System's commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate?

Across scored shoppable procedures, Mena Regional Health System's median negotiated commercial rate is 0.9× the regionally adjusted fair BaseRate benchmark.

Hospital Profile Critical Access Hospital Voluntary non-profit - Other Updated: 4/3/2026

Mena Regional Health System

311 North Morrow Street, Mena, AR 71953 · 94 Priced Procedures

CMS Overall Rating No CMS Rating

Good Deal · Below Fair Market

0.86×vs. Fair Market Price

Typical commercial prices here are 14% below the fair benchmark (0.86×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.

84/100 · Corroborated

84/100Self-Pay Cash Beats Insurance 8% of the Time

File Completeness85

Price Logic94

Peer Alignment68

Clean Billing72

Real Cash Discount100

Regional Value Leader

Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.

Behavioral Pricing FingerprintLow Shoppable & Low Captive Rates

Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments

Mena Regional Health System maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.8× Medicare, p50 0.88× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.0× Medicare, p75 0.95× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.

#7 of 51 in AR · 11th State Percentile#454 of 3,385 in U.S. · 13th National Percentile

Advantage

Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)

Elective shoppable care is priced 14% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.86×)
Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 8% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
CMS clinical safety score (85/100 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 (25.0% AGB cap)

Watchout

Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)

Even at low-cost facilities (0.86× 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 (0.4×) & laboratory (0.9×) services average 1.25× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.8×)
Even at low-cost facilities (0.86× 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.
Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.3× Medicare (19¢ true HCRIS cost per $1 gross)

Front-Door ShoppableElective / Imaging

0.8× Medicare

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

Back-Door Captive & ER1.25× Divergence

1.0× Medicare

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

Quantile Tail Spread+8% Upper Tail

Q25 0.65× · Q50 0.88× · Q75 0.95×

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

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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

0.8× MedicareGood

Outpatient Surgery & ORBack-Door Captive

0.6× MedicareGood

Diagnostic Imaging (CT/MRI)Front-Door Shoppable

0.6× MedicareGood

Back-Door Captive ER VisitsBack-Door Captive

0.5× MedicareGood

Inpatient Lab & PathologyBack-Door Captive

0.9× MedicareGood

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

0.5× MedicareGood

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

8% Cash Edge · 99/100Good

CMS Clinical Safety & Star ValueIntegrity & Outcomes

3 CMS · 85/100Good

Procedure Prices at Mena Regional Health System

High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 94 published procedures.

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Procedure & Billing Code	Self-Pay Cash	This Hospital	Fair BaseRate	vs. Fair
Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: `G0390`	$26,775	$26,775	$1,453	18.4×
Total hip replacement CPT Code: `27130`	$21,834	$13,270	$13,413	1.0×
Total knee replacement CPT Code: `27447`	$22,496	$13,270	$13,523	1.0×
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: `47562`	$8,111	$5,301	$6,109	0.9×
Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: `49505`	$6,705	$3,602	$3,629	1.0×
Breast lump removal CPT Code: `19120`	$3,737	$3,496	$3,875	0.9×
Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: `29881`	$7,940	$3,027	$3,372	0.9×
Cataract surgery with lens implant CPT Code: `66984`	$6,247	$2,196	$2,540	0.9×
C-section delivery (full package) CPT Code: `59510`	$1,723	$1,723	$2,975	0.6×
Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `45380`	$5,027	$1,101	$1,256	0.9×
Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: `43239`	$5,076	$840	$987	0.9×
Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: `93306`	$1,180	$478	$583	0.8×
Blood transfusion CPT Code: `36430`	$600	$415	$498	0.8×
Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: `95810`	$1,622	$267	$1,021	0.3×
MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: `70551`	$731	$222	$343	0.6×
MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: `72148`	$731	$217	$338	0.6×
MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: `73721`	$1,206	$224	$369	0.6×
MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70553`	$1,072	$235	$511	0.5×
Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: `94640`	$130	$182	$201	0.9×
Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: `93970`	$177	$139	$272	0.5×
Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77066`	$98	$112	$148	0.8×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: `74177`	$498	$136	$448	0.3×
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: `45378`	$137	$137	$981	0.1×
X-ray, lower back CPT Code: `72110`	$140	$108	$112	1.0×
Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: `99214`	$133	$108	$123	0.9×
Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: `76856`	$68	$108	$130	0.8×
Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: `77067`	$103	$93	$123	0.8×
CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: `70486`	$163	$108	$166	0.7×
CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: `71250`	$415	$108	$167	0.6×
CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: `72131`	$415	$108	$168	0.6×
CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72125`	$415	$108	$169	0.6×
CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: `74176`	$239	$130	$303	0.4×
CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: `72192`	$136	$87	$163	0.5×
CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: `70470`	$519	$101	$258	0.4×
CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: `70460`	$442	$90	$242	0.4×
Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: `92507`	$129	$79	$86	0.9×
Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) CPT Code: `99213`	$94	$74	$87	0.9×
X-ray, chest (single view) CPT Code: `71045`	$81	$77	$92	0.8×
X-ray, foot CPT Code: `73630`	$80	$77	$92	0.8×
X-ray, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: `72040`	$84	$77	$93	0.8×
X-ray, hand CPT Code: `73130`	$80	$77	$93	0.8×
X-ray, ankle CPT Code: `73610`	$80	$77	$93	0.8×
New patient office visit (30-44 min) CPT Code: `99203`	$94	$74	$110	0.7×
Speech therapy (group session) CPT Code: `92508`	$35	$35	$27	1.3×
Orthotic fitting and training CPT Code: `97760`	$40	$49	$51	1.0×
Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: `76700`	$47	$64	$134	0.5×
CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: `70450`	$318	$68	$160	0.4×
Occupational therapy (therapeutic activities) CPT Code: `97530`	$45	$38	$40	0.9×
Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: `76705`	$41	$47	$126	0.4×
Blood test, comprehensive metabolic panel CPT Code: `80053`	$36	$11	$11	1.0×
Blood test, calcium CPT Code: `82310`	$17	$5	$5	1.0×
Blood test, creatinine (kidney) CPT Code: `82565`	$21	$5	$5	1.0×
Blood test, ferritin (iron stores) CPT Code: `82728`	$47	$14	$14	1.0×
Blood test, average blood sugar (A1c) CPT Code: `83036`	$35	$10	$10	1.0×
Physical therapy (neuromuscular re-education) CPT Code: `97112`	$47	$35	$38	0.9×
Physical therapy (functional capacity test) CPT Code: `97750`	$39	$34	$38	0.9×
Occupational therapy (self-care training) CPT Code: `97535`	$47	$33	$38	0.9×
Blood test, lipase CPT Code: `83690`	$63	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, potassium CPT Code: `84132`	$21	$5	$5	1.0×
Blood test, sodium CPT Code: `84295`	$39	$5	$5	1.0×
Blood test, vitamin D CPT Code: `82306`	—	$30	$31	1.0×
Physical therapy (therapeutic exercise) CPT Code: `97110`	$49	$30	$35	0.9×
Blood test, glucose (blood sugar) CPT Code: `82947`	$39	$4	$4	1.0×
Blood test, magnesium CPT Code: `83735`	$50	$7	$7	1.0×
Blood test, urea nitrogen (BUN, kidney) CPT Code: `84520`	$39	$4	$4	1.0×
Blood test, complete blood count (CBC) CPT Code: `85025`	$37	$8	$8	1.0×
Blood test, clotting time (PTT) CPT Code: `85730`	$67	$6	$6	1.0×
Culture, bacterial CPT Code: `87070`	$70	$9	$9	1.0×
Prostate cancer screening (blood test) HCPCS Code: `G0103`	$76	$19	$20	0.9×
Blood test, PSA (prostate screen) CPT Code: `84153`	$62	$18	$19	0.9×
Blood test, thyroid (TSH) CPT Code: `84443`	$462	$17	$18	0.9×
Blood test, vitamin B12 CPT Code: `82607`	$70	$15	$16	0.9×
Hepatitis C antibody test CPT Code: `86803`	$47	$14	$15	0.9×
Blood test, cholesterol (lipid panel) CPT Code: `80061`	$25	$13	$14	0.9×
Culture, blood CPT Code: `87040`	$74	$10	$11	0.9×
Physical therapy (gait training) CPT Code: `97116`	$40	$30	$33	0.9×
Blood test, basic metabolic panel CPT Code: `80048`	$57	$8	$9	0.9×
Blood test, liver function panel CPT Code: `80076`	$54	$8	$9	0.9×
Flu vaccine (high dose) HCPCS Code: `90656`	$54	$22	$25	0.9×
Blood test, amylase CPT Code: `82150`	$642	$6	$7	0.9×
Electrical stimulation therapy HCPCS Code: `G0283`	$28	$12	$14	0.9×
Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: `90744`	$73	$31	$37	0.8×
Physical therapy (manual therapy) CPT Code: `97140`	$43	$28	$34	0.8×
Electrocardiogram (EKG, tracing only) CPT Code: `93005`	$31	$31	$64	0.5×
Hospital observation (per hour) HCPCS Code: `G0378`	$21	$33	$86	0.4×
X-ray, shoulder CPT Code: `73030`	$81	$33	$92	0.4×
Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: `76536`	$42	$44	$132	0.3×
X-ray, pelvis CPT Code: `72170`	$81	$33	$110	0.3×
Urinalysis (automated, with microscopy) CPT Code: `81001`	$102	$3	$3	1.0×
Blood test, clotting time (PT/INR) CPT Code: `85610`	$10	$4	$5	0.8×
Blood test, hemoglobin CPT Code: `85018`	$29	$2	$3	0.7×
X-ray, chest (two views) CPT Code: `71046`	$25	$25	$93	0.3×
X-ray, hip CPT Code: `73502`	$25	$25	$93	0.3×
Blood antibody screen CPT Code: `86850`	$50	$10	$46	0.2×

Showing top 25 high-impact procedures of 94 total

Inline Bill X-Ray & 501(r) Calculator 501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Free Care ≤200% FPL · AGB Cap 25.0%

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CMS CCN: 041334

CPT G0390

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Fair BaseRate™ $1,453

Medicare Rate $1,362

Self-Pay Cash $26,775

Insurer Median $26,775

1. Amount on Your Bill or Quote ($) Pre-filled with Mena Regional Health System’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 501(r) AGB Cap: $11,156 (274% FPL)

Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $11,156

At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (25.0% of gross = $11,156).

Step 2 · Cash vs. Insurance Arbitrage Save $17,850 Paying Cash

Self-Pay Cash Rate ($26,775) Beats Your Bill

Mena Regional Health System's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $26,775 (vs. $26,775 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.

Step 3 · Fair BaseRate Target +$43,172 Above Fair BaseRate

Negotiate Toward $1,453 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)

Your bill ($44,625) is $43,172 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,453) and 32.8× the $1,362 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) 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Hospital

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

EIN: 710708660

Free Care Eligibility BenchmarkUp to 200% FPL100% charity write-off income threshold

Discounted Care EligibilityUp to 400% FPLSliding-scale & AGB billing cap tier

Charity Care Share of ExpensesSee Schedule HNet community financial assistance reported

26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) AGB Benchmark Method: lookback_commercial_median

Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (25.0% 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.

Screen your household size, income, and itemized CPT codes against 2026 HHS Federal Poverty Guidelines: Calculate Your 501(r) Cap Above ↑

CMS Care Compare Public Quality Record

Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks

Safety Composite85/100

Median ER Wait99 min

Left ER Before Seen5%

CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log

Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Mena Regional Health System. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.

2026-05-28·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded
2026-02-24·warning_notice
Warning Notice
Recorded
2024-03-15·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded
2023-06-06·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded

Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare. 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

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Regional Quality & Price Benchmark

2D regional comparison of commercial negotiated price index against CMS clinical quality composite for Mena Regional Health System.

Price Index: 0.49× regional baseline

Quality: 51/100 CMS composite

Notable Payer Contract Outliers (SVD Matrix Anomalies)

Municipal Health Benefit Fund

-59.0%

Median Household Income$49,252U.S. Census ACS

Local Uninsured Share9.7%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 84/100 · Corroborated CMS CCN 041334 EIN 710708660

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