Haxtun Hospital District
235 W Fletcher St, Haxtun, CO 80731 · 98 Priced Procedures
Typical commercial prices here are +142% above the fair benchmark (2.42×) even after accounting for local nurse/doctor wages and patient complexity.
Balances commercial hospital prices against CMS clinical safety, infection control, and patient experience.
Wide Procedure Spread · Upper-Quartile Skew Pricer
Haxtun Hospital District prices routine shoppable procedures at 4.0× Medicare (median 1.97× Fair BaseRate) while upper-quartile commercial rates jump +88% to 3.71× Fair BaseRate. Self-pay cash discounts and comparing specific CPT procedure codes before scheduling yield the strongest savings.
Where They're Good (Patient & Payer Edge)
- Bottom-quartile procedures (Q25) price at 1.15× the peer BaseRate benchmark
- Self-pay cash beats commercial insurance on 73% of shoppable procedures (99/100 Cash Honesty)
- CMS clinical safety score (69/100 safety score) with 72% patient recommendation
- Binding Good Faith Estimate rights under 45 CFR § 149.610 protect self-pay patients before scheduling
Where You Can Get Burned (Markup Traps)
- Outpatient surgery & OR suites carry a 1.1× markup over Medicare rates
- Commercial insurance median sits at 1.97× Fair BaseRate (4.0× Medicare), so insured patients should always compare the self-pay cash price before paying.
- Upper-quartile procedures (Q75 3.71×) jump +88% above the median procedure ratio (Q50 1.97×)
- Unnegotiated chargemaster list prices average 10.1× Medicare (28¢ 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 Haxtun Hospital District
High-impact clinical procedures (MRIs, surgeries, inpatient stays, visits) are prioritized first. Use the category pills or search bar to filter all 98 published procedures.
| Procedure & Billing Code | This Hospital | vs. Fair |
|---|---|---|
| Sleep study (overnight, in lab) CPT Code: 95810 | $2,528 | unverified |
| MRI, brain (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70553 | $2,234 | 4.4× |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (with contrast) CPT Code: 74177 | $2,093 | 4.7× |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 45380 | $1,985 | 1.6× |
| MRI, lower back (no contrast) CPT Code: 72148 | $1,900 | 5.6× |
| MRI, brain (no contrast) CPT Code: 70551 | $1,916 | 5.6× |
| MRI, knee or other leg joint CPT Code: 73721 | $1,908 | unverified |
| CT scan, abdomen and pelvis (no contrast) CPT Code: 74176 | $1,820 | 6.0× |
| Colonoscopy (diagnostic) CPT Code: 45378 | $1,707 | 1.7× |
| CT scan, head (with contrast) CPT Code: 70460 | $1,696 | unverified |
| CT scan, neck (cervical spine) CPT Code: 72125 | $1,639 | unverified |
| CT scan, lower back (lumbar spine) CPT Code: 72131 | $1,594 | unverified |
| CT scan, chest (no contrast) CPT Code: 71250 | $1,551 | unverified |
| CT scan, pelvis CPT Code: 72192 | $1,496 | unverified |
| Echocardiogram (heart ultrasound) CPT Code: 93306 | $1,429 | 2.5× |
| CT scan, head (no contrast) CPT Code: 70450 | $1,387 | unverified |
| CT scan, head (with and without contrast) CPT Code: 70470 | $1,355 | 5.3× |
| CT scan, sinuses CPT Code: 70486 | $1,297 | unverified |
| Upper endoscopy with biopsy CPT Code: 43239 | $1,017 | 1.0× |
| Blood transfusion CPT Code: 36430 | $572 | 1.1× |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (complete) CPT Code: 76700 | $497 | 3.7× |
| Ultrasound, pelvis CPT Code: 76856 | $505 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, abdomen (limited) CPT Code: 76705 | $450 | unverified |
| Ultrasound, leg veins (duplex) CPT Code: 93970 | $401 | 1.5× |
| X-ray, lower back CPT Code: 72110 | $407 | unverified |
Audit a Bill or Quote at Haxtun Hospital District (Zero PHI Required)
Above Standard 400% FPL Financial-Assistance Ceiling
At 274% FPL, you exceed the standard 400% FPL tier, though medical-hardship caps (when bills exceed 10% of annual income) may still apply.
Self-Pay Cash Rate ($3,430) Beats Your Bill
Haxtun Hospital District's published 45 CFR § 180 self-pay cash rate is $3,430 (vs. $2,528 commercial insurer median). Ask billing to reclassify the visit to prompt-pay self-pay if it beats your deductible.
Negotiate Toward $1,021 Fair BaseRate ($877 Medicare)
Your bill ($4,573) is $3,552 above the denoised Fair BaseRate ($1,021) and 5.2× the $877 Medicare rate.
Financial Assistance Policy (FAP) & Amounts Generally Billed (AGB)
Public IRS & CMS ownership records classify Haxtun Hospital District as a non-501(c)(3) facility. Federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) statutory charity-care caps apply specifically to tax-exempt nonprofit hospitals, though state hospital fair-pricing statutes and prompt-pay self-pay discounts may still apply.
Clinical Quality, Patient Experience & Infection Benchmarks
Healthcare-Associated Infections (CDC NHSN / CMS HAI)
1.00 SIR = National Predicted Baseline (Lower Is Safer)CMS Price Transparency Administrative Enforcement Log
Factual public administrative actions published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding 45 CFR § 180 compliance at Haxtun Hospital District. Prior administrative notices do not necessarily reflect current compliance status.
- 2024-09-24·administrative_or_closure
Closure Notice
Recorded - 2024-07-09·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2023-11-08·cap_corrective_action
CAP Request
Recorded - 2023-03-03·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 Haxtun Hospital District.
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.