White River Medical Center
1710 Harrison Street, Batesville, AR 72503 · 109 Priced Procedures · 60% Patient Recommendation
Typical commercial prices here are 7% below the fair benchmark (0.93×) after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
3-Star CMS clinical quality rating paired with 0.93× fair market pricing.
Loss-Leader / Captive Ancillary Cross-Subsidizer
White River Medical Center prices routine shoppable procedures near 0.8× Medicare (p50 0.82×) while skewing captive emergency, lab, and upper-quartile codes to 1.4× Medicare (p75 1.30×, +59% 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)
- Elective shoppable care is priced 7% below peer Fair BaseRate (0.93×)
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 27% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (67/100 safety score) with 60% patient recommendation
- IRS 501(c)(3) charity care provides free care up to 200% FPL and discounted care up to 400% FPL (42.2% AGB cap)
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Even at low-cost facilities (0.93× 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 1.75× higher multiples than routine shoppable care (0.8×)
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 1.30×) jump +59% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 0.82×)
- Consolidated metro market (HHI 10,000) limits in-network hospital competition (Highly Concentrated Monopoly (>2,500))
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 White River Medical Center
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 109 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Total hip replacement CPT Code: 27130 | $2,287 | 0.2× |
| Total knee replacement CPT Code: 27447 | $2,285 | 0.2× |
| Trauma team activation HCPCS Code: G0390 | $1,985 | unverified |
| Inguinal hernia repair CPT Code: 49505 | $1,331 | 0.4× |
| Bunion correction surgery CPT Code: 28296 | $1,246 | 0.4× |
| Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) CPT Code: 47562 | $1,131 | 0.2× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $867 | 1.7× |
| Breast lump removal CPT Code: 19120 | $770 | 0.2× |
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $504 | 0.5× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $502 | 0.4× |
| Knee arthroscopy with meniscus repair CPT Code: 29881 | $525 | 0.2× |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $368 | 0.6× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $389 | 0.4× |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $386 | 0.4× |
| Injection procedure for pain management HCPCS Code: G0260 | $294 | 0.3× |
| Rabies immune globulin HCPCS Code: 90375 | $240 | 0.7× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $265 | 0.6× |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $265 | 0.5× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $163 | 0.5× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $170 | 0.5× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $164 | 0.5× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $164 | 0.4× |
| Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) CPT Code: 93000 | $131 | 5.2× |
| Speech therapy (language evaluation) CPT Code: 92507 | $124 | 1.4× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $108 | 1.0× |
Audit a Bill or Quote at White River Medical Center (Zero PHI Required)
Statutory 501(r) AGB Cap Limits Bill to $1,288
At 274% FPL (201%–400% FPL tier), 26 U.S.C. § 501(r)(5) caps FAP-eligible bills at Amounts Generally Billed (42.3% of gross = $1,288).
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($2,287) Beats Your Bill
White River Medical Center's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $2,287 (vs. $2,287 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $13,413 Fair BaseRate ($13,117 Medicare)
Your entered amount is at or below the modeled Fair BaseRate benchmark ($13,413).
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Hospital-Specific CMS HCRIS Benchmark (42.3% 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
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)Source: CMS Hospital Care Compare (355 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 White River 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.