Stone County Medical Center
2106 East Main Street, Mountain View, AR 72560 · 69 Priced Procedures · 68% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 8% below the fair benchmark (0.92×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Uniform Value Leader · Low-Cost Across Departments
Stone County Medical Center maintains low, disciplined commercial pricing across both routine shoppable procedures (0.8× Medicare, p50 0.87× Fair BaseRate) and emergency/ancillary services (1.1× Medicare, p75 1.09× Fair BaseRate). Both insured and self-pay patients benefit from below-benchmark rates across departments.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 8% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.92×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 25% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (68/100 safety score) with 68% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (28.4% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.92× 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 (0.7×) & laboratory (0.6×) services average 1.38× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.09×) jump +25% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.87×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 5.5× Medicare (20¢ 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 Stone County Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 69 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,508 | 1.0× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $802 | 0.9× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $283 | 0.6× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $296 | 0.5× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $199 | 0.7× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $205 | 0.6× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $176 | 0.5× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $162 | 0.5× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $162 | 0.4× |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) CPT Code: 99214 | $108 | 0.9× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $104 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $104 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, thyroid and neck CPT Code: 76536 | $104 | 0.8× |
| Screening mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77067 | $96 | 0.8× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $104 | 0.8× |
| Hepatitis B immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90371 | $112 | 0.7× |
| Diagnostic mammogram (both breasts) CPT Code: 77066 | $106 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $104 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $108 | 0.6× |
| Breathing treatment (nebulizer) CPT Code: 94640 | $120 | 0.6× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $100 | 0.2× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $100 | 0.1× |
| Typhoid vaccine HCPCS Code: 90675 | $197 | 0.6× |
| MMR vaccine (measles, mumps, rubella) HCPCS Code: 90707 | $98 | 0.9× |
| Hepatitis B vaccine HCPCS Code: 90744 | $65 | 1.8× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Stone County Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $570
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (28.4% of gross = $570).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($1,508) Beats Your Bill
Stone County Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $1,508 (vs. $1,508 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,453 Fair BaseRate ($1,362 Medicare)
Your bill ($2,011) is $558 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,453) and 1.5× the $1,362 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (28.4% 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
Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (46 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 Stone County Medical Center.
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.