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American Samoa Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 1 American Samoa hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
1.00×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair PriceRight at U.S. Average (0%) 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 1 American Samoa hospitals, typical commercial prices match the U.S. fair price average (1.00×) after accounting for local wages and patient complexity.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · American Samoa Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across American Samoa, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.1 Hospitals Mapped
Hospitals Priced1 in ASTotal hospitals in American Samoa with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.4× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across American Samoa hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in AS0.65× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in American Samoa: Lbj Tropical Medical Center (Pago Pago) at undefined× fair market price.

Compare all 1 American Samoa hospitals below — ranked from lowest markup vs. fair price to highest.

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint1 American Samoa Hospitals Analyzed

American Samoa Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 1 reporting hospitals and 0 shoppable procedures in American Samoa, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 1.00× the U.S. fair price average (1.4× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 3.8× across the state — from 0.55× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 2.10× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 1.00× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.4× Medicare
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Best Value in American Samoa (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in American Samoa: Lbj Tropical Medical Center (Pago Pago) prices care at 0.55× the fair price benchmark.
  • Bottom-quartile American Samoa hospitals (Q25) charge 0.82× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across American Samoa must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where American Samoa Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup American Samoa facilities reach 2.10× fair (Lbj Tropical Medical Center in Pago Pago).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 3.8× between the lowest-priced (0.55×) and highest-priced (2.10×) hospitals in American Samoa.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable AS Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.55× – 0.82× Fair

Led by Lbj Tropical Medical Center (Pago Pago) at 0.55× fair price.

Typical American Samoa Hospital (State Median)1.4× Medicare
1.00× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 1 American Samoa hospitals.

Highest-Markup AS Hospitals (Top 25%)3.8× State Spread
1.24× – 2.10× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of American Samoa hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

All Hospitals in American Samoa (1)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →